What Dreams May Come (film)
What Dreams May Come is a 1998 American fantasy drama film directed by Vincent Ward and adapted by Ronald Bass from the 1978 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson.
Starring Robin Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr., it won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design.
It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction.
The title is from a line in Hamlets "To be, or not to be" soliloquy.
Annabella Sciorra
Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra( born March 29, 1960) is an American actress.
Her film roles include" True Love"( 1989)," Cadillac Man"( 1990)," Jungle Fever"( 1991)," The Hand That Rocks the Cradle"( 1992)," The Addiction"( 1995)," Cop Land"( 1997), and" What Dreams May Come"( 1998).
She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for playing Gloria Trillo on" The Sopranos"( 2001 – 04).
Karen Ansel
Karen Ansel is a visual effects specialist in the United States.
Previously a musician, she was an influential member of the Australian band The Reels.
In 2001, the title track" Quasimodo's Dream" from their album" Quasimodo's Dream" was voted one of the Top 10 Australian Songs of all time by APRA.
Ansel worked in visual effects at Industrial Light& Magic in the United States.
She supervised the Academy Award- winning effects in Vincent Ward ’s film" What Dreams May Come", as well as," Flubber", and artist Matthew Barney's" Cremaster Cycle".
Her film credits range from" The Mask"( 1993) to" Angels& Demons"( 2009), in addition to other major Hollywood film titles.
In 2010, Ansel became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences( Visual Effects Branch).
Other film credits include still photography for" Mystify: Michael Hutchence", directed by Richard Lowenstein( 2019).
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Vincent Ward (director)
Vincent Ward (born 16 February 1956) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and artist, who was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007 for his contribution to film making.
He is best known for his strongly visual and performance-driven feature films as wells as for his ability to create visually striking and magical worlds.
His films have received international recognition at both the Academy Awards and the Cannes Film Festival and they are acclaimed for their strong, iconic imagery.
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The Boston Globe" called him "one of film's great image makers", while Roger Ebert, one of America's foremost film critics, hailed him as "a true visionary."
Kevin Mack (visual effects artist)
Kevin Mack( born July 23, 1959) is an American visual effects artist.
He won at the 71st Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects for his work on" What Dreams May Come".
He shared his Oscar with Nicholas Brooks, Joel Hynek and Stuart Robertson.
Nicholas Brooks (special effects artist)
Nicholas Brooks( born 20 May 1964) is a British visual effects artist.
He won at the 71st Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects for his work on" What Dreams May Come".
He shared his Oscar with Joel Hynek, Kevin Mack and Stuart Robertson.
He also won an Emmy Award for the special effects of the TV film" Dreamkeeper".
Rudy Poat
Rudy Poat is a creative director and designer.
He is known for his work on The Matrix franchise working in special effects.
Before working on The Matrix, Poat also worked on special effects for What Dreams May Come( film) that helped lead the companies Mass Illusion and Manex to several Academy Awards.
What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come is a 1978 novel by Richard Matheson.
The plot centers on Chris, a man who dies then goes to Heaven, but descends into Hell to rescue his wife.
It was adapted in 1998 into the Academy Award- winning film" What Dreams May Come" starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Annabella Sciorra.
Matheson stated in an interview," I think" What Dreams May Come" is the most important( read effective) book I've written.
It has caused a number of readers to lose their fear of death – the finest tribute any writer could receive."
In an introductory note, Matheson explains that the characters are the only fictional component of the novel.
Almost everything else is based on research, and the end of the novel includes a lengthy bibliography.
City of Dreams
City of Dreams may refer to:

Question: Which country the director of film What Dreams May Come (Film) is from?
Answer: New Zealand