Time to imbibe champagne cocktails yet again, if you need an excuse other than St. Valentine’s Day. Dreamchild - the Book of Hours, the art film of the seasons directed by the brilliant Cheryl Fair and starring Dreamchild, has been selected to be shown as part of the Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival / Lift-Off Global Network - New Voices Shorts from February 12th to March 11th, 2024. If you decide to subscribe, you will have a month to watch lots of splendid short independent films (including Dreamchild -The Book of Hours!), and can add your vote to those of the judges. Tickets are now available for purchase by the public:
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In early 2024, Dreamchild —The Book of Hours, directed by Cheryl Fair, continues to gain recognition and kudos. The latest honour (the 5th win thus far) has been awarded by the Philadelphia Arthouse International Film Festival. The art film dramatically depicts the progress of the year from one season to the next, with evocative and engaging imagery by Cheryl Fair illustrating 4 seasonal songs by Dreamchild; it was chosen as ‘Best Web Series’ in this festival, perhaps due to the 4 segments that make up the short film. It is a contender in other film festivals as well…keep an eye on this space for more news.
At the passing away of the waning year and the arrival of a new one to replace it, it is traditional to pop the cork on a champagne bottle. Here’s another reason to imbibe and celebrate…Dreamchild —The Book of Hours, directed by Cheryl Fair, has been chosen yet again as Best Music Video, honoured this time by the Hollywood International Golden Age Festival. Raise a glass with Cheryl E. Siren & Frank of Dreamchild and Cheryl Fair!
Another excuse to imbibe some fine champagne…Dreamchild - The Book of Hours, the art film of the seasons directed by the marvelous Cheryl Fair and starring Dreamchild, has been selected to be shown as part of the London Lift-Off Film Festival / Lift-Off Global Network - New Voices Shorts from December 4th, 2023 to January 5th, 2024. If you decide to subscribe, you will have almost a month to watch lots of splendid short independent films (including Dreamchild -The Book of Hours!), and even have the option to add your vote to those of the judges. Tickets are now available for purchase by the public, under the category New Voices Shorts:
Liftoff.network/london-lift-off-film-festival-2023/
Cheryl E. Siren and Frank of Dreamchild are honored by the latest recognition of their most recent collaboration with the brilliant Cheryl Fair. Yet again, the seasonal art film, Dreamchild - The Book of Hours, has been chosen as Best Music Video — this time by Dallas Shorts.
Chill your champagne and help Dreamchild and Cheryl Fair to celebrate, as The Book of Hours (our short art film of the seasons) is receiving recognition and kudos! It has been chosen by both the San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival and the Santa Barbara International Movie Awards as Best Music Video. This is the second award-winning collaboration with Cheryl Fair, following the mini film of Dreamchld’s musical setting of E.A. Poe’s “Alone”. The Book of Hours is a nominee and semi-finalist in a number of other film festivals as well. Do view the film again…and watch this space for further award updates.
Following its recent big screen premiere at a historic Boston-area theater…now, it’s time to share The Book of Hours film with the world. No longer a year-long secret waiting to be revealed…the 19-minute film by the remarkable filmmaker/photographer Cheryl Fair and Dreamchild depicting the 4 seasons, The Book of Hours, can now be seen (and heard) at last! https://bit.ly/DreamchildBookofHours
If you missed the theatrical premiere and the online debut/viewing party, you may now view it at your leisure.
It’s time at last…for the world premiere of The Book of Hours — the short film that is the latest artistic collaboration between Dreamchild and brilliant filmmaker/photographer Cheryl Fair of Baltimore. It can be seen for the first time ever on Saturday evening, September 10th at the historic, circa 1925 Capitol Theatre in Arlington, MA (next door to Cambridge and Boston). It encompasses a suite of seasonal songs that were specifically composed by Dreamchild to flow seamlessly together musically into one larger, thematically connected piece, with dramatic and surreal scenes visually depicting summer, autumn, winter & spring, and is approximately 18 minutes long. As part of the program, we’ll show our 4 other short, single song-length ‘mini film’ collaborations, and Cheryl Fair will join us to speak briefly about these artistic creations. You’ll want to be in your seats by 8:00 pm that evening, to avoid missing a thing. This is a one-time event, and tickets will be offered online soon…to be followed by an online debut after the event.
You can now obtain your tickets for the one-night-only premiere of The Book of Hours film. To purchase - click here.
Sprightly spring has flown by, being quickly overtaken by the overly eager, sultry summer. As the seasons have changed again, The Book of Hours film is nearing completion! Cheryl E. Siren and Frank of Dreamchild will be very proud indeed to share this latest, longer film collaboration with the remarkable Cheryl Fair, encompassing 4 seasonal Dreamchild songs and moody music to tie them together, with dramatic and surreal scenes visually depicting each passing season. Coming sometime this summer…more news will follow ere long.
As bleak winter is melting away, turning into the hopeful spring that will follow it, Dreamchild is pleased to say…it’s a wrap! Dreamchild’s latest shoot with the visionary Cheryl Fair for the forthcoming 4-song seasonal film, The Book of Hours, was successfully completed this February. After an intensive and creative shoot over several days, multiple dramatic scenes and theatrical performances have been captured for the winter and spring songs/segments of the film: ”An Oblivion of Snow" and "The Heir Apparent". Further updates on this exciting project will follow as editing progresses…its premiere is anticipated in the summer of 2022. Meanwhile, you may admire still images from all four seasons in Photography, and listen to the songs as they are revealed in “Latest Releases” under Music.
In the autumn, brisk breezes cause desiccated leaves to skitter about one’s boots, whilst the remaining colours deepen in the branches above as darkness falls. Cheryl E. Siren and Frank of Dreamchild are proud to continue their collaboration with filmmaker/photographer Cheryl Fair for The Book of Hours film. The recent shoot for “Autumn Song” with Cheryl Fair just wrapped in October 2021. Dreamchild’s musical setting of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s melancholy poem,“Autumn Song", is the 2nd of four seasonal Dreamchild songs that will ultimately become the forthcoming, longer ‘mini film’. The next shoot for The Book of Hours will be in the wintry months of early 2022…
In the midst of the horrid humidity and searing sunlight, Cheryl E. Siren and Frank of Dreamchild traveled to Baltimore, MD in July 2021 for Part 1 of their latest collaboration with the brilliant Cheryl Fair, Photographer/Filmmaker/Author — a shoot capturing images to illustrate “Glare”, a song of summer. It is the first of four thematically linked songs that will become the next, larger-scaled mini film (4 films in one!), called The Book of Hours (including "Glare", "Autumn Song", "A Oblivion of Snow", and "The Heir Apparent"). The film will appear in spring of 2022, when all four songs have been illustrated with marvelous moving images. Meanwhile, you may admire the latest still images In Media/Photography as they appear.
Dreamchild has always felt that the incomparable E.A. Poe was a kindred spirit, and at last, can express this both musically and visually. Dreamchild’s musical setting of Poe’s “Alone” is now featured in the latest darkly dramatic mini film by the remarkable Cheryl Fair...
“Alone” Wins in Poe Baltimore’s 2020 Saturday ‘Visiter’ Awards
From childhood’s hour I have not been / As others were—I have not seen / As others saw—I could not bring / My passions from a common spring—…” Cheryl E. Siren and Frank of Dreamchild have always related strongly to those words of E.A.Poe’s…but now, our Poe-themed collaboration with the brilliant Cheryl Fair, the mini film of our musical setting of “Alone”, has been both appreciated and recognized in a gratifying manner! ”Alone” has won in the “Adaptations of E.A. Poe’s Life or Works” Category of The International Edgar Allan Poe Festival and Awards’ Saturday ‘Visiter’ Awards (named for the oddly spelled Baltimore periodical that awarded a young Poe a prize for “MS Found in a Bottle”, launching his career). The prestigious award was presented to Cheryl Fair and Dreamchild by Poe Baltimore at the virtual awards ceremony on October 3rd, 2020. Such an honour…!
To view the list of award winners click here.
At long last, Dreamchild’s dramatic musical setting to E.A. Poe’s “Alone” is emerging from the dim shadows, into the ethereal light of day. Friday, June 14th marks the premiere of the track, with guest drummer Matt Zappa, on Cleopatra Records’ compilation, The Unquiet Grave 2019. Dreamchild is pleased to join a number of other splendid artists, such as Antidote for Annie, New Zero God, Acclimate (featuring Martin Bowes), and many others. To learn more, do visit here: https://theunquietgrave2019.bandcamp.com/album/the-unquiet-grave-2019