I think that I heard or thought of the song Famous by Mariuk during part of the dream and / or after waking up from the dream:
This dream took place during the day, I was with my mom driving around a slightly fictional version of the city of LC, and my mom dropped me off temporarily at a fictional version of the parking lot where the Kroger on 12 Street used to be; and she was going to pick me up later after driving somewhere else first.
The 1992 movie Boyd’s Shadow.
This is how Rotten Tomatoes describes this movie:
An educational program that offers a lesson in preconceptions and acceptance.
When a boy gets to know the town recluse, he finds him to be an accomplished folk musician who was a friend of the boy’s dead father.
Here is the YouTube description for it:
Boyd’s Shadow is a story about a lonely little boy who befriends his shadow and learns some good lessons about life and friendship.
Story and music by James William Stevens (Bill Stevens).
Script and directed by John Finley Stevens (Johnny Stevens).
Boyd: Bill Stevens, Jr.
Shadow: Katie Stevens.
Pearl: Becca Stevens.
Good family film for kids.
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