Dream a Little Dream: A Film for Your New Year

Written by

Maxwell RyanCEO
Maxwell RyanCEO
Maxwell left teaching in 2001 to start Apartment Therapy as a design business helping people to make their homes more beautiful, organized AND healthy. The website started up in 2004 with the help of his brother, Oliver. Since then he has grown ApartmentTherapy.com, added…read more
published Jun 2, 2014
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Dear Readers,

Happy New Year!

On this pivotal day of our year I thought it would be nice to step back and air something again that is close to my heart and which represents my highest aspirations for the company: helping people to live better on any budget and at any age. While we center on the youthful part of life, the lessons are evergreen.

So here it is. Way back in 2014 we celebrated our tenth year and, feeling particularly youthful, we decided to make a short film for fun inspired by YOU ALL, Woody Allen, Charlie Chaplin and this amazing song by The von Trapps & Pink Martini. We invite you to take a few minutes to watch and send it to your friends. Full credits are below.

Best, Maxwell Ryan
CEO & Founder

Dear Readers,

Happy New Year!

On this pivotal day of our year I thought it would be nice to step back and air something again that is close to my heart and which represents my highest aspirations for the company: helping people to live better on any budget and at any age. While we center on the youthful part of life, the lessons are evergreen.

So here it is. Way back in 2014 we celebrated our tenth year and, feeling particularly youthful, we decided to make a short film for fun inspired by YOU ALL, Woody Allen, Charlie Chaplin and this amazing song by The von Trapps & Pink Martini. We invite you to take a few minutes to watch and send it to your friends. Full credits are below.

Best, Maxwell Ryan
CEO & Founder


Directed by
Alex Merkin

Conceived by Maxwell Ryan


Produced by Rebecca Blumhagen


Cast Christopher Domig Nicole Rodenburg Collin Smith Karis Danish


Director of Photography Lukasz Pruchnik


Production Designer Theron Long


Assistant Camera Derek Schelling


Additional Photography/B-Unit Jessica Earnshaw


Editor Alex Merkin


Colorist Pedro Vivas Hernández


Production Driver Roan Bibby


Production Supervisor Karis Danish


Music “Dream a Little Dream of Me” Music by Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt Lyrics by Gus Kahn Performed by
The von Trapps Courtesy of Heinz Records


Song available on
(Image credit: The Von Trapps)