Plot

Celeste's Dreams is about the untapped emotions we have around the death of a parent. Unresolved issues surface despite the passage of time and questions arise to challenge our very own existence. Our story follows a young woman grappling to make sense of her life, follow her dreams, and pay honor to her mother who paved the way.

When a creative young woman becomes the same age her mother was when she passed, her life stagnates, forcing her to reconcile a longstanding fear and opening up an opportunity for her to pursue their shared dream.

MARIE, 35 years old, African-American, a real go-getter, is intrigued by a wrong number caller who asks her "What are you afraid of that nobody knows." Marie nonchalantly responds she's afraid she'll die the same age her mom died. "What age was that?" "The same age I am now." Marie's shocked at her response. She recently quit her marketing job to work in a showroom so she could further her jewelry business. A dream she shares with her mom. But in this year, she can't even look at her jewelry pieces without getting upset. So she hasn't.

Days later, hanging with her Dad, she hides behind smiles, but he's watched her being unproductive and sad. He recommends grief therapy which was helpful for him, but Marie strongly refuses. So, instead of arguing with her, he flips the script, sharing a supporting quote her mother always used. Before he leaves, he places a grief counseling flyer in front of her and a kiss on her forehead.

A few days later, Grief Counselor, Dr. Soji, comes to her home. Marie is uncomfortable, telling her these feeling about her mother are stupid since she's been gone for so long. Wise, Dr. Soji sees her deep pain, comforting her.

Taking that feeling of sadness to work with her the next day, Marie turns down a long awaited offer from her boss-mentor, Penelope, to display her jewelry because she's "...just not feeling it." Penelope tries to encourage her, but to no avail. Marie's emotions are all over the place.

A few weeks into her therapy, her counselor engages her in a role playing exercise. "Tell your mother how you really feel!" Marie explodes with anger about being left alone at 14 after her mother said she was coming home from the hospital.

Now an opened wound, Marie goes to work to talk to Penelope, who suggests Marie take a month off to get it together.

Slamming the door after walking into her home, Marie knows she has to confront her fears. So she finally sits down to start making jewelry. Instead of tears, a montage of a young Marie being taught how to make jewelry by her mom peppers the scene which moves into a dancing celebration after weeks of beautiful new pieces have been made.

After Marie's birthday, making her one year older than her mom when she died, Marie tells her therapist she feels like she's broken the curse. After a few months, Penelope gives her a party to announce Marie's Celeste's Dreams Jewelry Design. Before guests arrive, Marie calls the wrong number caller thanking him for helping her recognize her grief so she could move forward with her life.