Archive of films Lullaby / Lullaby
Austria
2022, 22 min
Section:
Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema
Year: 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 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(at)refreshingfilms.com
About the film
Color, DCP
Section: | Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema |
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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 |
Guests

Magdalena Chmielewska
Film Director

Magdalena Zak
Actress