Compared with everything else, I’ll be reviewing this one really stands out, but frankly, my cold, dark heart just needed to feel something again. And dear reader, this film will make you a little mad, cringe, quite sad, but at the end I guarantee you will feel an overwhelming amount of love and joy.

“8-year-old Billie leans on her vivid imagination, and her loyal best friend Sherry, to unravel the web of secrets shrouding her mother’s true identity.”

Firstly Maélya Boyd, who plays the role of Eight year old Billie, is a fantastic young actress. Without her performance, this whole film would fall apart.

Now, onto the film. Well, I really don’t think i want to say too much about the plot because, to some extent, this ones a very by numbers plot and dose not really break any new ground in its story. Where it really shines is in its storytelling.

Writer & director Marie-Claire Marcotte does an amazing job showing us the world from Billies viewpoint. It is really hard to explain, but watching this really helps me understand a kids’ thought process more. To them, everything is so clear-cut and simple, and once they have an idea in their head, there truly is few forces on heaven and earth that can alter that.

Marie-Claire Marcotte as director also does an amazing job showing us the world from an eight year olds perspective. With plenty of low down shots and some just fun scenes of kids playing. Neon Dreaming also has a fantastic use of silence, silence to build a sense of both intimacy and nervousness.

Personally, this was the perfect way for me to kick off my Glasgow Film Festival watch list. Ten out of ten, I really adore this film.