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The Edge of Dreaming

When Scottish filmmaker Amy Hardie dreamed one night that her horse was dying, only to wake the next morning and find the horse dead, she dismissed the incident as a coincidence. Then she dreamed she would die at age 48 -- only one year away. When Hardie does get ill, just as the dream predicted, she visits neuroscience experts and eventually a shaman.

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When filmmaker Amy Hardie dreamed one night that her horse was dying, only to wake the next morning and find the horse dead, she dismissed the incident as a coincidence. Then she dreamed she would die at age 48 - only one year away. "The Edge of Dreaming" is an evocative, intimate chronicle of that year and a fascinating investigation into the human subconscious.

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    Filmmaker Interview: Amy Hardie

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    Filmmaker Amy Hardie talks about her film, "The Edge of Dreaming," and reveals more about her family's reaction to her dream, her shamanic journey and the link between science and art.

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