Fantasy A Gets a Mattress explained

Fantasy A Gets a Mattress
Director:Noah Zoltan Sofian
David Norman Lewis
Producer:Safiye Rose Senturk
Noah Zoltan Sofian
David Norman Lewis
Starring:Fantasy A
Acacia Porter
Logic Amen
Aaron Billingsly
Ready Ron
Keosha Lovely Fredricks
Miles Stanberry
Cinematography:Noah Zoltan Sofian
Ryan Cutuli
Editing:Noah Zoltan Sofian
David Norman Lewis
Country:United States
Language:English
Runtime:79 minutes

Fantasy A Gets a Mattress is a 2023 American independent comedy film written and directed by Noah Zoltan Sofian and David Norman Lewis and produced by Sofian, Lewis, and Safiye Rose Senturk. The film stars Fantasy A and is based loosely on his life and sections of his memoir, Life in the Eyes of an Autistic Person.

Plot

After coming home past curfew, Fantasy A gets kicked out of his group home for disabled adults. While searching for a new place to sleep, Fantasy A interacts with an ensemble cast of characters as he simultaneously seeks superstardom.

Cast

Production

Fantasy A Gets a Mattress was filmed in numerous locations throughout Seattle. The filmmakers and most of the cast and crew members involved are also from Seattle. The core production team and Fantasy A all attended the same high school in Seattle.[1]

Release and reception

Festivals

Fantasy A Gets a Mattress was selected to screen at the following film festivals:

Critical response

In Chase Hutchinson's review for The Seattle Times, he wrote, "the history of Seattle film has a new chapter that, while still being written, begins and ends with Fantasy A."[13] Natalia Mesa, writing for High Country News, stated, "The interstitial back alleys, dark clubs, industrial zones and skate parks not only serve as low-budget locales, they also expose Seattle’s underbelly, which is rarely captured on film."

Brendan Kiley, reviewing the film for The Seattle Timess Pacific NW Magazine, wrote, “There is a part of us it wakes up—a part we’ve been yearning to have awoken.”[14] Writing for The Stranger, culture critic Charles Mudede compared the film to Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You, stating, "What do these works show? How surreal it is to live in a world where what is most unreal (poverty) has the most reality."[4]

Accolades

+ Awards and nominations for Fantasy A Gets a MattressAwardYearCategoryNominee ResultRef.
Seattle Black Film Festival Jury Awards2023Best FeatureFantasy A Gets a Mattress[15] - Berlin Indie Film Festival Jury Awards 2023 Best Cinematography Fantasy A Gets a Mattress [16] [17]
Local Sightings Film Festival Jury Awards2023 Best FeatureFantasy A Gets a Mattress[18] [19]
Tacoma Film Festival Jury Awards2023Best PNW Narrative FeatureFantasy A Gets a Mattress[20]
Silent City Film Festival Jury Awards2023Best Comedic FeatureFantasy A Gets a Mattress[21]
Seattle Film Critics Society Jury Awards2023Achievement in Pacific Northwest FilmmakingFantasy A Gets a Mattress[22]
Spokane International Film Festival Jury Awards2024Most Promising FilmmakerFantasy A Gets a Mattress[23]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kiley . Brendan . December 8, 2023 . With 'Fantasy A Gets a Mattress,' a Seattle rapper is living his dream . https://archive.today/20231208155754/https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/with-fantasy-a-gets-a-mattress-a-seattle-rapper-is-living-his-dream/ . December 8, 2023 . March 4, 2024 . The Seattle Times.
  2. News: Davis . Mike . June 30, 2023 . Mike's adventures in art: 'Solaris', 'Formation', 'Fantasy A' . https://archive.today/20230926003453/https://www.kuow.org/stories/mike-s-adventures-in-art-solaris-formation-fantasy-a . September 26, 2023 . September 26, 2023 . . Seattle, Washington.
  3. News: Davis . Mike . Denkmann . Libby . September 24, 2023 . 'Fantasy A Gets a Mattress': Local low-budget movie gains momentum in Seattle . https://archive.today/20230924235151/https://www.kuow.org/stories/locally-made-low-budget-movie-gains-momentum-in-seattle . September 24, 2023 . September 24, 2023 . . Seattle, Washington.
  4. News: Mudede . Charles . September 13, 2023 . Fantasy A's Incoherent City . https://archive.today/20231019175550/https://www.thestranger.com/art-and-performance-fall-2023/2023/09/13/79163137/fantasy-as-incoherent-city . October 19, 2023 . October 19, 2023 . . Seattle, Washington.
  5. News: Guarente . Gabe . September 11, 2023 . What to see at Northwest Film Forum’s Local Sightings festival . https://archive.today/20231118014231/https://seatoday.6amcity.com/culture/northwest-film-forum-local-sightings-festival-seattle . November 18, 2023 . November 17, 2023 . SEAToday . Seattle, Washington.
  6. News: Minton . Matt . October 3, 2023 . Celebrating Ithaca’s silent Hollywood past with a new film festival . https://archive.today/20231018233459/https://ithacavoice.org/2023/10/celebrating-ithacas-silent-hollywood-past-with-a-new-film-festival/ . October 18, 2023 . October 18, 2023 . . Ithaca, New York.
  7. News: Wickersham . Hailee . August 23, 2023 . The Tacoma Film Festival is Back . https://archive.today/20230929213627/https://www.southsoundmag.com/arts-entertainment/tacoma-film-festival-2023-lineup/article_cc81bb96-41ec-11ee-8790-97621d4a3b07.html . September 29, 2023 . September 29, 2023 . . Tacoma, Washington.
  8. News: Amenn . Joan . August 27, 2023 . Review: Fantasy A Gets a Mattress . https://archive.today/20230926002514/https://intheirownleague.com/2023/08/27/review-fantasy-a-gets-a-mattress/ . September 26, 2023 . September 26, 2023 . . Seattle, Washington.
  9. Web site: 2023 TASH Conference Baltimore . https://archive.today/20240303044934/https://2023tashconference.sched.com/event/1NIwl/film-festival . March 3, 2024 . May 5, 2024.
  10. News: February 5, 2024 . Staff Pick: Fantasy A Gets a Mattress . https://archive.today/20240303042135/https://www.inlander.com/spokane/fantasy-a-gets-a-mattress/Event?oid=27447975 . March 3, 2024 . March 1, 2024 . . Spokane, Washington.
  11. C3nciA6IvqG . oskabright . Fantasy A, a real-life autistic Seattle rapper, suffers trials and tribulations from total creeps as he attempts to become a superstar. After being kicked out of his group home onto the grim summer streets, Fantasy A sets off on an odyssey to achieve fame and to find a good mattress to sleep on in this ensemble comedy filmed entirely on location in Seattle. ✨ Catch @fantasyagetsamattressmovie at @lewes_depot next month. To find out more, visit oskabright.org . February 7, 2024 . March 4, 2024 . https://archive.today/20240304230316/https://www.instagram.com/p/C3nciA6IvqG/?hl=en . March 4, 2024 . dead .
  12. C3DuHA5RxL1 . capcityfilmfest . Described as “a juicy, and profoundly sweaty, adventure” this “comic surrealist” narrative feature is our first announcement of programming for #CCFF24! FANTASY A GETS A MATTRESS tells the story of real-life autistic Seattle rapper, Fantasy A, who sets off on an odyssey to achieve fame and find a good mattress to sleep on in this ensemble comedy filmed in Seattle. . February 7, 2024 . March 4, 2024 . https://archive.today/20240304225429/https://www.instagram.com/p/C3DuHA5RxL1/?hl=en&img_index=1 . March 4, 2024 . dead .
  13. News: Hutchinson . Chase . September 12, 2023 . A Seattle rapper takes center stage in ‘Fantasy A Gets a Mattress’ . https://archive.today/20230914140006/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/a-seattle-rapper-takes-center-stage-in-fantasy-a-gets-a-mattress/ . September 14, 2023 . October 18, 2023 . The Seattle Times.
  14. News: Kiley . Brendan . December 8, 2023 . ‘Fantasy A Gets a Mattress’ gets an A for its award-winning awakening . March 17, 2024 . The Seattle Times Pacific NW Magazine.
  15. News: Mesa . Natalia . October 18, 2023 . A new film asks: how do you make art in a city you can't afford? . https://archive.today/20231018223945/https://www.hcn.org/articles/review-a-new-film-asks-how-do-you-make-art-in-a-city-you-cant-afford . October 18, 2023 . October 18, 2023 . . Peoria, Colorado.
  16. News: Helming . Savannah . May 15, 2024 . Who Is Fantasy A, Really? Get To Know Seattle’s Favorite Niche Celebrity . https://archive.today/20240517204957/https://seattlemedium.com/who-is-fantasy-a-really-get-to-know-seattles-favorite-niche-celebrity/#selection-1612.0-1612.3 . May 17, 2024 . May 6, 2024 . The Seattle Medium.
  17. Web site: Berlin Indie Film Festival . June 2023 . Winners & Honorable Mention . https://archive.today/20231125114514/https://berlinindiefilmfestival.com/winners-2021/winners-2023-june/ . November 25, 2023 . November 27, 2023 . Berlin, Germany.
  18. Web site: Northwest Film Forum . October 6, 2023 . Local Sightings Film Festival 2023 Announces Award Winners for Best Feature & Short Films . https://archive.today/20231128072526/https://nwfilmforum.org/news/local-sightings-film-festival-2023-announces-award-winners-for-best-feature-short-films/ . November 28, 2023 . November 27, 2023 . Seattle, Washington.
  19. News: The Olympian Staff . November 4, 2023 . What’s happening this week around Thurston County . https://archive.today/20231108072314/https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article281400483.html . November 8, 2023 . June 1, 2024 . The Olympian . Olympia, Washington.
  20. Web site: Tacoma Film Festival . October 18, 2023 . Tacoma Film Festival 2023 Award Winners . https://archive.today/20231128074738/https://www.tacomafilmfestival.com/tff2023-awards/ . November 28, 2023 . November 27, 2023 . Tacoma, Washington.
  21. Web site: Silent City Film Festival . 2023 SCFF Jury & Winners . https://archive.today/20231128074953/https://www.silentcityfilmfestival.com/2023winners . November 28, 2023 . November 27, 2023 . Ithaca, New York.
  22. Web site: Guarente . Gabe . December 4, 2023 . Local film ‘Fantasy A Gets a Mattress’ is 2023’s sleeper hit . https://archive.today/20231207215155/https://seatoday.6amcity.com/culture/fantasy-a-gets-a-mattress-indie-film-seattle . December 7, 2023 . March 5, 2024 . SeaToday . Seattle, Washington.
  23. News: Shipman . Misty . November 30, 2019 . Noah Zoltan Sofian and David Norman Lewis for Fantasy A Gets a Mattress . https://archive.today/20240301031448/https://spokanefilmfestival.org/festival/awards/ . March 1, 2024 . February 16, 2024 . Spokane International Film Festival . Spokane, Washington.

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