REVERIES: THE MIND PRISON

Two mysterious drifters wandering a strange desert find themselves thrown into a journey of self-discovery, traversing a surreal and hostile terrain in search of answers to life’s unanswerable questions. As they spiral deeper into a world of madness, they must discover the meaning of…THE MIND PRISON.

REVERIES: THE MIND PRISON is a comedy movie/art film hybrid, a sprawling experiment in unbridled creativity and collaboration. Told through a combination of narrative scenes, abstract video montages, and meditative voice-overs, it’s best described as Aki Kaurismäki meets a lo-fi KOYAANISQATSI narrated by Steven Wright, or as Vulture magazine put it, “Like an Ayahuasca session conducted by Mitch Hedberg.” CUFF will host the World Premiere of the feature-length culmination of an eight-year collaboration between CUFF alumni Matt Barats, Anthony Oberbeck, and Graham Mason. The trio have worked on several films that have recently played CUFF, including 2023's CASH COW (directed by & starring Barats), 2023's DAD & STEP-DAD (produced by Mason and wrote & starring Oberbeck), and 2024's A JOYFUL PROCESS (produced by Mason and wrote & starring Oberbeck). This is the third movie in a trilogy that includes the comedy art films REVERIES (2018, 46m) and REVERIES: GOING DEEPER (2020, 60m).