Dreaming Walls preview
ICA London
January 19th 2023

Insightful tender film set in the Chelsea Hotel NYC previewed at the ICA London January 19th 2023 with Q and A including Artist Rose Cory

Dreaming Walls, dir. Amélie van Elmbt & Maya Duverdier, Belgium / France / USA / Netherlands / Sweden 2022, 80 min.

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