

I Believe in Unicorns
Overview
Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.
Top Cast

Natalia Dyer
Davina

Peter Vack
Sterling

Julia Garner
Cassidy

Amy Seimetz
Clara
Toni Meyerhoff
Toni

Johnny Sequoyah
Girl on scooter
James Cotner
Reverend

Delano Montgomery
Skater
Sam O'Gotti
Friend
Jane Stillwater
Biker
Themes & Keywords
About I Believe in Unicorns
I Believe in Unicorns is a drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Leah Meyerhoff, it stars Natalia Dyer, Peter Vack, Julia Garner. Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.
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