The legendary Chelsea Hotel, an icon of 1960s counterculture and a haven for famous artists and intellectuals including Patti Smith, Janis Joplin and the superstars of Warhol’s Factory, is under renovation. Soon it will reopen to the public as one of New York’s most fashionable luxury hotels.

Dozens of people, most in their later years, still live amidst the scaffolding and constant construction. Against this chaotic backdrop, the film takes us through the hotel’s storied halls, exploring its living body and the utopian spirit  that contribute to its mythical stature. Its residents, casualties of capitalism, and the walls themselves now face a turning point in their common history.

Berlinale Panorama 2022, Berlin Germany
Open Horizons section, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Thessaloniki Greece
Highlights Section, CPH:DOX, Copenhagen Denmark
Doc competition, Luxemburg Film Festival, Luxemburg
Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow Scotland
Docs Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
DocAviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Tribeca Film Festival, New York City, USA
Lussas, France
IDFA Best of Fest

Screendaily on Dreaming Walls - 12 February 2022
Cineuorpa on Dreaming Walls - 12 February 2022
De Filmkrant on Dreaming Walls - 2 November 2022
The Hollywood Reporter on Dreaming Walls - 12 February 2022
De Volkskrant on Dreaming Walls - 7 November 2022

A Clin d'oeil production in co-production with Les Films de l'oeil sauvage,  Momento Film, CBA Doc, Media International and Basalt Film. The involved TV channels are VRT/Canvas and RTBF. With financial support of Centre du Cinéma de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds (VAF), Nederlands Filmfonds (NFF), Swedish Film Institute (SFI), Creative Europe MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Eurimages, Brouillon d’un rêve and SVT. 

DIRECTORS Amélie van Elmbt, Maya Duverdier
EDITING Alain Dessauvage, Julie Naas, Marie-Hélène Dozo
CAMERA Virginie Surdej, Joachim Philippe
SOUND Patrick Southern, Matt Sutton, Deanna Williams, Taylor Roy
SOUND DESIGN & MIX Valérie Le Docte, Ted Krotkiewski, Olivier Guillaume
MUSIC Michael Andrews
IMAGE PROCESSING & COLOURGRADING
PRODUCER Hanne Phlypo - Clin d'oeil
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Lori Cheatle
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Martin Scorsese
CO-PRODUCER Quentin Laurent - Les Films de l'oeil sauvage
CO-PRODUCER David Herdies - Momento Film
CO-PRODUCER Javier Packer Comyn - CBA Doc
CO-PRODUCER Frédéric de Goldschmidt - Media International
CO-PRODUCER Simone van den Broek - Basalt Film
INVOLVED TV CHANNELS VRT/CANVAS, RTBF
WORLD SALES Dogwoof
DUTCH DISTRIBUTOR Cinema Delicatessen