At the height of the pandemic in 2020, the award-winning artist Alex Prager sent her sister, fellow artist Vanessa Prager, the “YearQuil” meme — a parodic spin on NyQuil which advertised the chance to sleep until the world returned to normal. Their ensuing conversation swerved around toward, “What if 2020 lasts forever?” The terrifying prospect provided the foundation for DreamQuil, Prager’s feature directorial debut (co-written with Vanessa), set in the not-so-distant future as dangerous environmental conditions force people to stay inside and lead predominantly virtual lives.
“The effects of the pandemic and how that would transform into a film could be really fun and entertaining to watch,” Prager says of how she and Vanessa conceived the idea. “And we could also talk about a way to reclaim our humanity — by inviting us into our own collapse.”
And what a collapse she imagines. DreamQuil stars Elizabeth Banks as Carol, who senses her marriage…
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