Recurring Dreams
Recurring Dreams is an artist studio building engaged communities around the episodic stories, films, immersive installations and art we produce. We work with international arts, media, finance and tech partners whilst combining over 30 years of experience across visual art, scripted drama, feature film and mixed reality (XR) technologies. Our heritage dictates that inclusion, criticality and creativity are at the heart of everything we do.
about
Recurring Dreams was founded to leverage new technologies to craft culture and timeless narratives for global audiences. Managing Director, L-A Appiah honed her narrative and production talents over twenty years at WarnerMedia and NBC Universal working in long-form documentary and current affairs.
NEWS
BAFF AKOTO 2022 WINS BFI CHANEL PRIZE FOR QUEEN OF GLORY
The inaugural @BFI & @CHANEL Filmmaker Award winners @baffakoto (Queen of Glory), @samfirthfilms (The Wolf Suit), @Kath_Ferguson (Nothing Compares) and @Erfan_Saa (Child of Empire). It’s an honour to receive the award and be in such esteemed company. Forever grateful.
Photos: Tim Whitby and Dave Benett.
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BFI CEO Ben Roberts and Baff Akoto
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SPECIAL THANKS TO MARK WESTON AND THE @DUNHILL TEAM FOR THE THREADS.
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BFI Chanel Winners
Queen of Glory in cinemas…
Nationwide in UK from August 26.
Book tickets in your area here: https://www.queenofglory.co.uk/
Film Independent Spirit Awards 2022
“QUEEN OF GLORY”
Following London Film Festival and Champs Elysees Film Festival showings “Queen of Glory” continues its successful run. The film is nominated for two Film Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Feature and actor Meeko Gattuso shortlisted for Best Supporting Male.
photo: garry Carbon
UP:RISE Art Exhibition Across the UK (August 2021)
UP:RISE is a groundbreaking Augmented Reality public artwork by artist Baff Akoto concerned with the pathology, history and underlying drivers of English civil unrest in the digital age. Exhibiting nationwide from August 6th 2021, it marks 10 years since the uprisings of 2011 announced the arrival of 21st Century Britain.
Recurring Dreams film to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival (9 – 20 June 2021)
“QUEEN OF GLORY”
Director Nana Mensah’s first feature film to debut as World Premiere at the 20th Tribeca Film Festival in U.S. Narrative Competition. Acquired by Magnolia Pictures.
Alchemy Film & Arts Focus Baff Akoto and film LEAVE THE EDGES (April - May 2021)
Raised in London and Accra, Baff Akoto is an artist working across multiple mediums. He is currently busy with his next VR/immersive project and the following two artist film works in the Leave the Edges trilogy. Watch the film and listen to a conversation between Baff Akoto and artist and curator Ronan Mckenzie.
Recurring Dreams had two productions showing at the 64th BFI London Film Festival (7 – 18 October 2020)
“LEAVE THE EDGES”
(funded by Arts Council England)
premiered as part of LFF Experimenta, with an exclusive screening in the platform as part of the London Film Festival's XR and Immersive Art Programme, LFF Expanded.
“VIRTUAL (BLACK) REALITY VOL. 2” (commissioned by Google/Youtube)
premiered as part of the London Film Festival's inaugural VR and Immersive Art strand LFF Expanded.