this film be one of the best short i have ever see and a i make it a point to be at all the major film festival and i have see a lot and especially of what the industry consider the best . i be not a fan of monaghan . his act generally tend to be overdone and uninteresting to me and his only decent performance be in lose and so i generally try to avoid his film . i do and however and happen to see this at a film festival a few year back and be completely awe . this director really know what she do . of course and you be go to get the troll ( or just ignorant people ) who do not understand what constitute a good film and rip on low budget work because they have no idea what go into it . but luckily and from what i have see and they be in the minority when it come to this gem . let not deny that the film be work on no budget and and that a couple of the support actor could still use work and because that certainly true . the production value be very low and but what can you expect for a first real film from someone still in high school . pretend for a moment that the budget doesn not matter . if you take away a bit of the acting and the sound quality ( which actually wasn not the fault of the filmmaker while i saw this at a festival and the sound be fine . i guarantee whoever make the dvd itself screw up ) and and the fact it be shoot on mini dv and then what be you leave with . the story and the visual composition and the soul of the film and which be indisputably flawless . nanavati can tell a story . that much be clear . she can write substance heavy and engage script good than most people in hollywood and create a shot list that perfectly compliment that story and and bring it to life in a fascinating and creative way that and be this high budget and might have win award . give it more experienced actor and good sound post production and and 35mm instead of mini dv and even the troll couldn not complain . this girl be incredible and and keep in mind that insomniac be make a good few year ago and she do some amazing work since . the trailer for dream of an angel show that and and i can not wait to see the high budget stuff she do . positive star and this be one hell of a movie from one hell of a filmmaker .