Lullaby
Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema 2022 / Lullaby / Austria 2022
As the rest of the world falls asleep, Eva stays awake. In order to get at least a little bit closer to that elusive slumber, she spends her nights in other people’s houses, quietly watching their sleeping inhabitants. Not only is Eva’s ever-growing sleep deprivation a source of fatigue, but it also causes her to see the world differently as its real contours are increasingly distorted.
Synopsis
As the rest of the world falls asleep, Eva stays awake. No matter how hard she tries, she just cannot close her eyes. In order to get at least a little bit closer to that elusive slumber, she spends her nights in other people’s houses, quietly watching their sleeping inhabitants. But people are slowly losing patience with her nighttime visits. If sleep allows us to take a break, to not be here, Lullaby’s tale of a seventeen-year-old girl shows how insomnia can make existence oppressive and tiring. Not only is Eva’s ever-growing sleep deprivation a source of fatigue, but it also causes her to view the world differently as its real contours are increasingly distorted. But herein lies the potential for seeing things from an altered perspective.
Sandra Hezinová
About the film
22 min / Color, DCP
Director Magdalena Chmielewska
/ Screenplay Magdalena Chmielewska, Andreas Schiessler
/ Dir. of Photography Manuel Prett
/ Music Youth Novels
/ Sound Lisa-Maria Hollaus
/ Editor Luzia Johow
/ Art Director Tamara Kanfer, Rosay Dreyer
/ Producer Saskia Arth
/ Production Filmakademie Wien
/ Cast Magdalena Żak, Laurin Saied, Christel Wieser, Markus Zett
/ Sales Lemonade Films
About the director
Magdalena Chmielewska. Filmography: Spring Miracle (Frühlingswunder, 2014, short), Crawl (Auf allen Vieren, 2016, short), Margarete at the Spinning Wheel (Gretchen am Spinnrade, 2016, short), Am Himmel (2018, short), Lullaby (2022, short).
Contacts
Lemonade Films
Verein zur Verwertung von audiovisuellen Medien Haberlgasse 21/9, 1160, Vienna
Austria
E-mail: info@refreshingfilms.com
Guests
Magdalena Chmielewska
Film Director
Magdalena Zak
Actress
