TheyDream

Winner of the NEXT Special Jury Award for Creative Expression at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, this deeply personal documentary examines the transformative nature of grief for a close-knit Puerto Rican family. Filmmaker William D. Caballero interweaves animation with live action footage to create a type of intimate confession about the courage it takes to transform pain into art alongside the people we love most.

After twenty years chronicling his Puerto Rican family, a director and his mother face devastating losses. Through tears and laughter, they craft animations that bring their loved ones back to life, discovering that every act of creation is also an act of letting go