If Dreams Were Lightning

2023 0h 25m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Documentary

Synopsis

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Ramin Bahrani explores a precarious community ill-equipped to handle catastrophe, and in so doing captures the human cost of inequality, a moral failure in the richest nation in the world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ramin Bahrani
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ramin Bahrani, shot by Adam Stone. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lilli Janney shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt28510817 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ramin Bahrani directs. Adam Stone behind the camera. Lilli Janney cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ramin Bahrani, shot by Adam Stone. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Lilli Janney shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6IMDB entry: tt28510817 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.