"Impossible Dreams" is a science fiction short story written in 2006 by Tim Pratt.
It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in 2006, and subsequently republished in Pratt's 2007 collection Hart & Boot & Other Stories, and in the 2012 anthology Other Worlds Than These.
Ally grew tired of the parallel universe and is now living with Pete and watching movies with him.
Pete is described by one critic as "a young film buff who discovers a movie rental shop from a parallel universe.
The film premiered on July 12, 2011 as part of the Jerusalem Film Festival, and won the Israeli shorts competition in the ICon festival 2011 Israeli shorts competition.