Archive of films In the Arms of Morpheus / In de armen van Morpheus
Netherlands
2019, 82 min
Section:
Documentary Films - Competition
Year: 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.
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 director
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)
Contacts
Some Shorts
St Annastraat 149, 6524 ER, Nijmegen
Netherlands
Tel: +31 622 076 717
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, DCP
World premiere
Section: | Documentary Films - Competition |
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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/ |
Guests
Wouter Jansen
Sales Agent
Janneke Doolaard
Producer
Marc Schmidt
Film Director
Harmen Jalvingh
Producer