"Running on empty dreams" tells the story of a married woman with cancer, who moves to a new place with her husband and her small son. There, she gets to know the neighbor, a single mom, quite well and quickly falls in love with her, a love that questions the basics her life has been set upon until now.The movie is clearly created with a rather low budget. Unfortunately, at some points, you also notice this, either because the acting is carried out a bit too ambitious or because some of the plot points are lacking connection a bit, so that some of the developments somehow happen a bit out of the blue. Nevertheless I really liked the movie, for it raises an important issue, is clearly filmed with a lot of heart and effort and yet remains entertaining and watchable. The end, in my opinion, was a bit dramatic and there is a high counter of dramatic dialogues as well but you can mostly connect to the characters and understand their problems.All in all it is a beautiful small movie, several points could still be improved, but I've seen many worse films with bigger budget.

I'm independently studying script writing,and journalism, and not for some academic credit or academic cause. I have read interviews with Nitara Lee Osbourne, the script writer & eventual film director, and post production interviews with Kathleen Benner. Full credit to Nitara for exploring her own life experiences, and with her creative character writing skills, creating a script worth producing. The cast was great, Nitara went by her instincts in casting both Sydney & Jane, with a fantastic result despite long days filming and a few hurdles in securing the perfect scene locations, taking her time to get the perfect match, the girls even spent some time together pre-production, giving them time to get close and form a bond, producing the necessary chemistry that shines throughout their story. I watched the film twice, as I missed a few subtle things the first time around. The music was fine, there were a few what if's, and I was left at the end, staring into space, blankly reading the credits, grateful for the ones that genuinely love me. It could have done with, "A little light of love", by Eric Serra, over the credits, and I give it 8/10 for it's truth on life & love. Well Done.

This movie is simply outstanding. It's different yes but it's also beautiful in a way.The main characters have an amazing chemistry, there are a few odd and wondering moments however, if you let your imagination take over, you can actually kind of get the end you want.I had the pleasure to interview Kathleen Benner (Sydney Harris) and the producer Nitara Osbourne. Both of who have given me more details on the movie, a touching background story and the thoughts and ideas behind it.It's not just a lesbian movie, it's a touching, down to earth and real movie. Don't just dismiss it, watch it.

There are spoilers** I thought the movie was going good until it started getting to the end and it drastically changed my outlook on it. It is pretty confusing to try and figure out exactly what the writer/director is trying to say. So many contradictions. Personally I felt like the film was trying to say it's easier to die than follow your heart. I don't think that's a good lesson for people who may watch this film. I know it's up to interpretation if it was suicide but regardless of the way you look at it, it was suicide!!!! Either she killed herself by slit her wrists or because she stopped taking the pills knowing she would die without them. Then of course with all the religious stuff going on. Blah. Up until all this stuff happened the movie was OK. I really liked the stark contrast between Jane's and Cory's character. Jane was happy, energetic, and free loving. Cory on the other hand was emotionless, self centered, and clueless on how to treat Syd. It wasn't any wonder why Syd wasn't happy. The part of Jane really wins you over and you're on her side from when you first meet her in the film (not technically the first time though). My recommendation is watch the movie up to 1:40 then skip the last 20 minutes. It's much better that way. Trust me!!!