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In the Arms of Morpheus

Documentary Films - Competition 2019 / In de armen van Morpheus / Netherlands 2019

What happens behind closed eyes when we lose consciousness and give ourselves over to dreams? How is our perception of reality changed when the line between waking and sleeping is blurred? Let yourself be taken to a place where the rational laws of daily life do not apply.

In the Arms of Morpheus In the Arms of Morpheus

Synopsis

Sleep: simple in its basic description, elusive in attempts at a comprehensive understanding of all its manifestations. What happens behind closed eyes when we lose consciousness and give ourselves over to dreams? And how is our perception of reality changed when the line between waking and sleeping is blurred? In his new documentary, Marc Schmidt introduces us to several people suffering from sleep disorders. He unobtrusively helps us see and feel what it’s like to suffer from insomnia and be trapped between dream and reality. When sleep ceases to be an automatic part of life, we find new ways of looking at our existence.

Sandra Hezinová

About the film

82 min / Color, DCP
World premiere

Director Marc Schmidt / Dir. of Photography Jean Counet / Music Inne Eysermans / Editor Katarina Türler / Producer Janneke Doolaard / Production DOXY Films / Coproduction KRO-NCRV, Associate Directors / Sales Some Shorts
www: https://www.doxy.nl/en/film/in-the-arms-of-morpheus/

About the director

Marc Schmidt

Marc Schmidt (b. 1970). Selected filmography: Schoolyard (Schoolplein, 2005, short), Frits Weeda, fotograaf zonder camera (2005), In mei (2006), Esmiralde, zestien jaar in 9 scènes (2007), Matthew’s Laws (De Regels van Matthijs, 2012), The Chimpanzee Complex (Het Chimpansee Complex, 2014), Guards (Bewaarders, 2018), In the Arms of Morpheus (In de armen van Morpheus, 2019)

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Some Shorts
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E-mail: [email protected]

Guests

Wouter Jansen
Sales Agent

Janneke Doolaard
Producer

Marc Schmidt
Film Director

Harmen Jalvingh
Producer

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