We Need to Talk About Sundance #4: Family as canvas, with ‘TheyDream’ director William D. Caballero
We Need to Talk About Oscar · Áron Czapek
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Show Notes
Director William D. Caballero joins us to discuss ‘TheyDream,’ his deeply personal film premiering in the NEXT section at Sundance. Blending documentary with multiple forms of animation, the film explores his family’s story through an intimate collaboration with his mother.
William shares what drew him to build a film from such personal material and the dynamics of working creatively with his mom. The film employs a striking mix of animation techniques including 2D, 3D, miniatures, and rotoscoping, each serving a different purpose in the storytelling.
We discuss why he chose this hybrid approach, how the various visual forms interact with the documentary elements, and the process of transforming family memory into a multi-layered cinematic experience.