Potato Dreams of America (2021)

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1h 37min
Biography, Comedy
04 Aug 2022 (Germany)
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An autobiographical dark comedy about a gay boy growing up in the Soviet Union, his mail-order-bride mother, and their adventurous escape to America.

Director:

Wes Hurley

Writer:

Wes Hurley

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Awards:

6 wins & 5 nominations.
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jonathan Bennett	...	Jesus Christ
	Lauren Tewes	...	Nina Ivanovna
	Dan Lauria	...	John
	Lea DeLaria	...	Tamara
	Sophia Mitri Schloss	...	Mandy
	Michael Monicatti	...	Young Prisoner
	Forrest Campbell	...	Fedia
	Annette Toutonghi	...	Sunday School Teacher
	Cameron Lee Price	...	Potato's Lover
	Sera Barbieri	...	Russian Lena
	James Grixoni	...	Young John
	Alycia Delmore	...	American Teacher
	Jule Johnson	...	Vova
	L. Gabriel Gonda	...	Fantasy Husband
	Sarah Rudinoff	...	Russian Teacher
	Aaron Jin	...	Potato's Lover
	Darlene Sellers	...	John's First Wife
	Megan Grace Tuohy	...	Student
	Stephen Hando	...	Prison Director
	Nick Sage Palmieri	...	Potato's Lover (as Nick Palmieri)
	Nicole Santora	...	Carrie
	Sara Porkalob	...	Cheryl
	Hersh Powers	...	Russian Potato
	Justin Huertas	...	Bryan
	Drew Highlands	...	Potato's Lover
	Jimmi Cook	...	Fantasy Husband - Cop
	Clyde Petersen	...	Delivery Man
	Tyler Bocock	...	American Potato
	Alexandra Tavares	...	John's Mother
	Gus Lanza	...	Fantasy Husband
	Alice Bridgforth	...	Bus Eavesdropper
	Marya Sea Kaminski	...	American Lena
	Amy Love	...	Sunday School Teacher
	Alex Lichtenhan	...	Emo Student
	Eban Tracy	...	Dima
	Emmett Montgomery	...	Russian Orthodox Priest
	Drew Cardillo	...	Fantasy Husband
	Jordan Iosua Taylor	...	Video Store Clerk
	Hisam Goueli	...	Fantasy Husband - Cowboy
	Quinlan Corbett	...	Fantasy Husband
	Michael Place	...	Potato's Father
	Henry DiStefano	...	Little Boy John
	Woody Shticks	...	V.I. Lenin / Potato's Lover
	Randy Phillips	...	Potato's Lover
	Davora Lindner	...	Barbara
	Dylan Smith	...	Potato's Lover
	Izzy Richter	...	Little Boy
	Max Willoughby	...	Igor the Bully
	Opal Peachy	...	Sveta
	Tim Absalonson	...	Neighbor
	Dexter Morgenstern	...	Potato's Lover
	Samie Detzer	...	Video Store Clerk
	Ruby Mimosa	...	John's 2nd Wife
	Bailey Thiel	...	Potato's Lover
	Alan Sutherland	...	Prisoner
	Luminous Pariah	...	Patrick
	Nava Ruthfield	...	Girl Student
	Samantha Detzer	...	Video Store Clerk
	Jesse Bell-Jones	...	Young Mother
	David Gehrman	...	Nina Ivanovna's Husband
	Paris Original	...	Angel
	Max Christofferson	...	Timur
	Cynthia Linet	...	Bus Babushka
	Kamren Bell	...	John's Son
	Dolores Rossman	...	Bus Babushka
	Consuelo Aduviso	...	Nina
	Ever Araucto	...	Young John's Friend
	Ro Yoon	...	Rose
	Rebecca Davis	...	Female Pastor
	Brenden Williams	...	Fantasy Husband
	Lady Rizo	...	Virgin Mary
	Marvin Mecwan	...	Club Boy
	Elliot Gantner	...	Stepa
	Benjamin Camp	...	Classroom Photographer
	Mandy Price	...	Polina
	Devin Bannon	...	Prisoner
	Bo Mellinger	...	Angel
	Paul Budraitis	...	Guard
	Chris Pitts	...	Cadet / Prisoner
	Adé Cônnére	...	Karaoke Performer
	Carter Coonrod	...	Toddler Potato

Directed by

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Wes Hurley

Written by

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Wes Hurley

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Produced by

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Vicky Berglund-Davenport	...	co-producer
Daryle Conners	...	associate producer
Sue Corcoran	...	co-producer
Sarah Crowe	...	executive producer
Jonathan Duffy	...	consulting producer
Mel Eslyn	...	executive producer
Eliza Flug	...	executive producer
Wes Hurley	...	producer
Mischa Jakupcak	...	producer

Music by

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Catherine Joy	...	(original score for america)
Joshua Kohl	...	(original score for russia)

Cinematography by

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Vincent Pierce

Casting By

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Patricia McCorkle

Production Design by

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Kristen Bonnalie

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production designer

Art Direction by

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Montana Tippett

Set Decoration by

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Rachel M Thomson

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(as Rachel M. Thompson)

Costume Design by

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Harmony Arnold

Makeup Department

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Dennis Milam Bensie	...	wig maker
Jasmine Dunn	...	makeup artist
Aikilah Eslava	...	makeup artist
Pakio Galore	...	special makeup effects artist
Charles Sterling Perritt	...	key hair stylist
Kendra Pierce	...	makeup artist
Lorena Soto	...	key makeup artist
Erik Warren	...	special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sarah Crowe	...	first assistant director
Emannuel Alejandro Gutierrez	...	second assistant director
Sarah MacAaron	...	second assistant director

Art Department

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Aaron Bear	...	art department production assistant
Eric Engelhardt	...	set dresser
Kris Flink	...	art department production assistant
Dre Gordon	...	art department production assistant
Matthew Grey	...	set dresser
Erin O. Kay	...	set dresser
Oscar Lofgren	...	art director
Anastasia Mikolyuk	...	assistant props
Ash Navone	...	set dresser
Kristin Ougendal	...	set dresser
Rebecca Pult	...	set dresser
Peter Spawn	...	construction
Rachel M Thomson	...	set dresser (as Rachel Thomson)
Montana Tippett	...	supervising art director
Cedric Wright	...	prop master

Sound Department

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Nikhil Koparkar	...	sound designer
Philip Ryan	...	sound mixer
Scott Waters	...	sound mixer

Special Effects by

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Tristan Fairchok	...	special effects
Stefan Scherperel	...	special effects

Stunts

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Peter 'Drago' Tiemann

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stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert Aguilar	...	gaffer
Erik Andor	...	grip
Kyle Hartmann	...	grip
Bronwen Houck	...	stills photographer
Vladimir Kremenovic	...	assistant camera
Lily McLeod	...	grip
Josh True	...	data wrangler

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dennis Milam Bensie	...	wardrobe supervisor
Gianna Bonnalie	...	wardrobe assistant
LeDawn King	...	set costumer
Mikey MacFarlane	...	wardrobe production assistant
Hannah Mathews	...	set costumer

Music Department

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F.A.M.E.'S. Project	...	orchestra and studio contractor
Robinton Hobbs	...	programmer
Gina Luciani	...	flute soloist
Brian R. Taylor	...	score mixed by

Transportation Department

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Dan Gildark	...	driver
Jim Hudnall	...	driver

Additional Crew

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Matthew Dresden	...	legal & attorney: Harris Bricken Sliwoski LLP
Sarena Fishman	...	office production assistant
Emmanuel Alejandro Gutierrez	...	key production assistant
Marc Kenison	...	choreographer
David R. Larson	...	key production assistant
Scott MacDougall	...	production assistant
Allison Marman	...	production assistant
Leo Mayberry	...	projectionist
Kathryn Michael	...	production coordinator
Bruce Nahin	...	rights and clearances
Madt Peck	...	production assistant
Emma Rockenbeck	...	production assistant
Judith Shahn	...	dialect coach / dialect/accent coach
Ellison Shieh	...	craft service
Juniper Shuey	...	projectionist
Andy Volk	...	production assistant
Andy Volk	...	production assistant
Don Wadsworth	...	dialect coach
Maria J. Wilson	...	set teacher

Thanks

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Aaron Bear	...	special thanks
Sue Corcoran	...	very special thanks
P. David Ebersole	...	thanks
A.J. Epstein	...	very special thanks
Eliza Flug	...	very special thanks
Brandon Hashimoto	...	very special thanks
Robert Hawk	...	very special thanks
Todd Hughes	...	thanks
Shawn Hurley	...	very special thanks
Remy Neely	...	very special thanks
Alan Pruzan	...	very special thanks
Guinevere Turner	...	special thanks

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Dark Star Pictures (2022) (United States) (theatrical)
Cinemien (2022) (Germany)
Cinemien (2022) (Austria)
OUTtv (2022) (Sweden)
TLA Releasing (2022) (United Kingdom)
Cinemien (2022) (Switzerland)
Optimale (2022) (France)
Cinemien (2022) (Netherlands)
Cinemien (2022) (Luxembourg)
Cinemien (2022) (Belgium)
Cinemien (2022) (Israel)
OUTtv (2022) (Spain)
OUTtv (2022) (Italy)
OUTtv (2023) (Poland)
OUTtv (2023) (Albania)
OUTtv (2023) (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
OUTtv (2023) (Bulgaria)
OUTtv (2023) (Croatia)
OUTtv (2023) (Czechia)
OUTtv (2023) (Hungary)
OUTtv (2023) (Kosovo)
OUTtv (2023) (Moldova)
OUTtv (2023) (Montenegro)
OUTtv (2023) (Romania)
OUTtv (2023) (Serbia)
OUTtv (2023) (Slovakia)
OUTtv (2023) (Slovenia)

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Arrow Media Services (digital asset servicing; theatrical release services)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	immigrant mail-order-bride gay women's-rights perestroika See All (39) »
Genres	Biography Comedy Drama
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Czechia:15 (Cinemax) Germany:16 Poland:16 (self-applied) United Kingdom:18 United States:TV-MA

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Dreams of America (France) Au bout de mes rêves (France) Brambůrkovy sny o Americe (Czechia) Potato marzy o Ameryce (Poland) Potato śni o Ameryce (Poland) See more »
Runtime	97 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	16:9 HD See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Wes Hurley previously shared this story in the documentary short "Little Potato" (co-directed by Nathan Miller) which won the Jury Prize at SXSW and the VR short "Potato Dreams" which premiered at AFI. See more »
Goofs	The postcard of Milwaukee that is shown as a potential city a mail order bride to move to contains a picture of the St. Louis Arch. See more »
Movie Connections	Features Working Girl (1988). See more »

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