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A Dreamer and the Dreamtribe is a 1998 documentary film written and directed by Arto Halonen. The film explores the dream culture of the Malaysian Temiar Senoi tribe, the challenges involved in preserving it, its distinctive characteristics, and its influence on Western dream research.

The film was shot in Malaysia, United States, and Finland. It combines documentary material with dramatized sequences, including scenes depicting the work of anthropologist Pat Noone and psychotherapist Kilton Stewart among the Temiar Senoi during the 1930s.

The film premiered in June 1998 at the 15th annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) in O'ahu, Hawaii. Its festival premiere took place later that year at the Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy.

The festival catalogue used a statement by Temiar shaman Abilem Lumi as the film's motto: “To maintain the dreams, it's very important to have ceremonies.”

The film was co-produced with Yle TV2's Dokumenttiprojekti and was also broadcast as part of Yle's Kolmas Ulottuvuus. Its international distributor was the American Fox Lorber (Kino Lorber). The documentary was produced by Art Films production and Mandrake Productions, with Peter Coyote narrating.

The film is thematically connected to Halonen's other 1998 documentary, Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity. Both films examine communities whose identities and distinctive traditions are threatened by modernization, cultural assimilation, or political conflict.

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