Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker

Poet Anderson, a lucid dreamer, is led into an alternate universe where he meets his guardian angel, the Dream Walker, as well as his greatest fear, the Night Terror. Poet must confront his demons as his real life and dream world collide. ==Production==

DeLonge first created the Poet character in 1999 in a hotel room in Paris. The character is largely based upon him; the character design includes dark bangs that DeLonge sported previously. The film's script also takes influence from a study conducted by Stanford University on nightmares, positing that they prepare humans for real-world events. The film was inspired by Blade Runner and A Clockwork Orange. In 2012, Portuguese animator Sergio Martins sent DeLonge an animated incarnation of a rabbit, a logo for DeLonge's band Blink-182. Martins informed DeLonge he was open for animation work, and DeLonge invited he and his twin brother, Edgar Martins, to work on the film. DeLonge gave the Martins brothers a large level of creative freedom: they were responsible for re-writing the film's script, developing the characters and the film's setting. This was based on a mutual admiration for the Japanese anime Aoki Densetsu Shoot!. ==Reception==

Awards Poet Anderson won Best Animated Film at the Toronto International Short Film Festival. ==See also==