California Dreams

Trying to "Make-it" in Hollywood

Five individuals who have Hollywood aspirations share their personal stories of what it means to them to pursue the American dream.

Nominated for the Adam Yauch Hornblower Award at the SXSW Film Festival. Winner of Best Film at the Sarasota Film Festival.

"Ott has artfully constructed a slippery hall of human mirrors, testing and subverting the rules of empathy in documentary and narrative cinema alike." - Guy Lodge, Variety