IN REVERIE

In Reverie was born from a question that haunted me: what happens when help doesn’t help? When conventional paths to healing don’t work, where does a person turn? This film explores the fragile, murky space between therapy, memory, and survival through the story of a young woman lost in her own mind.

Our protagonist’s descent isn’t just psychological; it’s spiritual and disturbingly intimate. She’s someone many people will recognize: quiet, hurting, doing the “right” things to get better... and still unraveling. When hypnotherapy begins to reveal her buried trauma, the film becomes less about recovery and more about reckoning with the self, memory, and even the people we trust most.

Stylistically, I wanted In Reverie to feel like a slow-burning lucid dream -- familiar but off-kilter, grounded yet surreal. Music, shadows, and silence carry as much weight as dialogue.

This project was brought to life by a passionate student-led crew, all working with limited resources but limitless commitment. It’s a film about mental illness and what it costs to face yourself. I hope it leaves viewers questioning what’s real, what’s remembered, and what’s left unspoken.