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South Arts: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers | They Dream
- When
- , 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
- Where
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Asheville Art Museum
2 South Pack Square
Asheville, 28801
Buncombe County - Listed by
- Asheville Art Museum
Join us for a screening of They Dream followed by a conversation with the filmmaker, William D. Caballero.
Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts, a regional arts organization, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information about Southern Circuit please visit www.southarts.org/southerncircuit.
Screening time: 1:26:00
Film Synopsis:
After 20 years of chronicling his Puerto Rican family, a director and his mother craft animations that bring
their loved ones back to life.
About the filmmaker:
William D. Caballero is an American filmmaker whose work merges documentary, animation, and
handcrafted miniature worlds to explore memory, migration, faith, and the emotional architecture of
family. Across film, television, and short-form media, Caballero has developed a singular visual language
rooted in tactile set-building, intergenerational storytelling, and a deep reverence for his Puerto Rican
heritage.
In 2001, he was awarded the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship, recognizing his academic promise
and leadership at an early stage in his career. He went on to earn a BFA from Pratt Institute in 2006 and an
MA from New York University in 2008. This foundation in both fine art and cinematic storytelling laid the
groundwork for a practice that bridges visual art, documentary realism, and experimental fabrication.
While at NYU, Caballero created American Dreams Deferred, his first (but not last) autobiographical
feature about his family.
Caballero first gained widespread recognition in 2015 as the creator of the HBO series Gran’Pa Knows
Best, which premiered on HBO and ran for two seasons. Centered on 3D-printed miniature recreations of
his Puerto Rican grandfather, the series combined playful scale with emotional depth, redefining what
personal storytelling could look like on television. Its inventive approach to memory and intergenerational
dialogue positioned Caballero as a bold new voice in hybrid nonfiction storytelling.
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