Texas A&M University Virtual Production Institute presents
a short film by InBetween





Trailer






About

In Chase Your Dreams a little dancer is led by the fluttering allure of her childhood dream, she embarks on a life-spanning choreography of pursuit. Moving one beat ahead of the rhythm, she must fight through a gauntlet of detours threatening to derail her from her ultimate goal.

In this visually inventive, kinetic odyssey, a protagonist’s definitive years are compressed into a singular, high-stakes choreography. The story kicks off in the innocence of youth when a childhood wish is suddenly sparked, instantly launching our main character into a relentless, life-defining pursuit.  As she grows from a young girl into a young adult, the world dynamically morphs around her. She is locked in a literal, breathless race after her "dream" — which is beautifully manifested as a fantastical spirited creature.

Synchronized to the rhythmic pulse of a choreographed sprint, the years blur past, in a beautifully orchestrated chase sequence.

The breathtaking moment her childhood wish finally transforms into a reality, proving that the distance between a child's dream and a lifelong career is often just one long, determined dance.


Writers/Directors
Limbert Fabian
Brandon Oldenburg

Executive Producers
Wayne Miller 
David  Parrish

Producers
Seth L. Blair
Alyssa Vaught

Director of Photography
Jimmy Lindsey, ASC

Music
Curtis Heath

Editor
Sam  Parnell

Visual  Effects
Deepak Chetty

Production Design
Arthur Beck

Runtime • 5:02 MIN
Produced • 2026




Directors Brandon Oldenburg and Limbert Fabian 

InBetween is a director duo with a deep and diverse set of skills across storytelling mediums including illustration, 2D, 3D, miniatures, hybrid live-action, realtime, interactive, and immersive theater. With 20+ years of experience as studio founders and creative visionaries — between them is an Academy Award, several Creative Art’s Emmy’s and a PR Grand Prix — they’re passionate about bringing a distinctive voice to original, immersive, thought-provoking long-form animation designed to surprise and delight audiences, while continuing to create branded work that’s engaging and meaningful and expanding into anthology opportunities and immersive experience storytelling.  The binding tie between them is the love they share for making stuff together and having fun while doing it.


The VPI Volume Stage

The Virtual Production Institute at Texas A&M University is the nation’s first institute of its kind.  The institute has full-scale, LED volume soundstages using state-of-the-art technology and top-of-the-line Sony equipment.

The institute, which is part of the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts, is comprehensively integrating real-world scenarios and the latest in extended reality technology to advance problem-solving and support workforce development across industries.  

With guidance from expert faculty and industry leaders, students turn bold ideas into immersive experiences.  At the highest level of learning and hands-on experience, using the latest technology, we train students to prepare them for an expanding Texas job market and worldwide career opportunities.  

The university collaborates with industry members to provide hands-on experience to students and explore new applications for virtual production.

The institute also supports enhanced curriculum across the university, extending beyond media and entertainment and branching into product and architectural design; training and simulation for health care, first responders and the military; live performances; and in creating digital twins in manufacturing and aerospace.

Our stages are at Texas A&M University’s main campus in Bryan-College Station and at Texas A&M-Fort Worth and the growing innovation district around it.

In addition to student training, the larger LED volume stages are rented to commercial partners and producers.

Texas A&M University College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts



CAST
Harper Burns
The Dancer age 5

Everly Dobay
The Dancer age 10

Quinlin Maconachy
The Dancer age 15



Riley Emler
The Dancer age 21


Christopher Oldenburg
The Dream





PRESS KIT

All images are downloadable at 300 dpi in the following links 

PRESS KIT PDF
HI-RES PHOTOS FOLDER


The Dancer looks off in the distance, something has her attention. (Photo: Texas A&M University Virtual Production Institute)
An obstacle looms ahead. (Photo: Texas A&M University Virtual Production Institute)
Confused and a little disoriented she tries to regain her focus. (Photo: Texas A&M University Virtual Production Institute)
Trying to find her way the Dancer is trapped in a maze of people. (Photo: Texas A&M University Virtual Production Institute)
Confident and determined, the Dancer recognizes what she has been chasing since she was a young girl.
(Photo: Texas A&M University Virtual Production Institute)


A look Behind the Scenes



Behind the scenes featurette




All photos by Seth Blair, Texas A&M University Virtual Production Institute