Pope Dreams

Pope Dreams, also known as Music for My Mother, is a 2006 film written and directed by Patrick Hogan. The film won five awards at various film festivals.

Premise

An aspiring drummer wants his dying mother to get an audience with the pope while he also tries to impress a girl out of his league.

Principal cast

Phillip Vaden as Andy Venable
Marnette Patterson as Brady Rossman
Julie Hagerty as Kristina Venable
Stephen Tobolowsky as Carl Venable
Noel Fisher as Pete
Samantha Anderson as Heather
Casey Barclay as Eric
Jordan Belfi as Lucas

Reception

DVDTalk recommended the film and said it "has a welcome honesty and heart to it that, when bolstered by such skillful performances, makes it well worth hunting down."
FilmThreat gave it a positive review.