Gloria Harper

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

A storybook jester who makes dangerous wishes, ends up in New York City in reality after being punished and banished by the king. As he finds his way home, Timothy encounters upon various people including police officers, a football team and a businessman who enters his way to work. Student film made at NYU, UCLA, Art Center College of Design and CalArts in 1985.