Status ● Festival Circuit
Genre Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Runtime 85 Minutes
Language English
Country Canada

Midnight
Dreamers

The Khani Project

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/ In a post-dystopian world, two brothers are chased by a relentless hunter — one last run
to save what remains.

Two brothers.
One last run.

In a near-future controlled by the Monty Corporation, citizens are stripped of their names and reduced to serial numbers. When a rare home visit reveals that laborer Zakariya Arshad's mother is dying and his younger brother carries immunity to the virus tearing through their world, Zak abandons his camp and runs.

What follows is a pursuit through swamps, forests, and the homes of the few willing to help them — with a broken bounty hunter closing in.

Director
Khizer Khani
Year
2026
Genre
Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Status
Festival Circuit

The Film

Built on constraint.
Driven by character.

Runtime
85 Minutes
Aspect ratio 2.39:1 anamorphic widescreen — 24fps
Sound
5.1 Surround
Available in DCP and ProRes 422 HQ
Production
Canada — 2026
Shot on location in Ontario. No VFX — entirely in-camera
Approach
No Visual Effects
The audience fills in the universe through imagination
Creative Team
Khani, Murphy, Ravindran
Writer-director and both lead actors also serve as producers
Premiere Status
World Premiere Available
Currently on the 2026 festival circuit

Festival Circuit

Press & Festival

2026
World Premiere
Status: Available — No prior festival screenings
Available
Press
Screener Access
Password-protected — available for press, programmers & acquisitions
On Request
Interviews
Khani, Ravindran & Murphy
Available in-person in Toronto or remote worldwide
Available
Format
DCP & ProRes 422 HQ
Also available: H.264, Apple ProRes 4444 — closed captions & SDH included
On Request

Press & Festival Inquiries

Get in touch
with the team.

For press, festival programming, and acquisition inquiries — reach Khizer Khani directly at khizer@thekhaniproject.com or leave your email below.