Premiere (Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 04.02.2017)

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It took a long, long time for this one to wake up.
SLEEPWALKER -- an idea I came up with back in 2003 -- has made it to the screen and will be shown as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival this weekend. It stars Ahna O'Reilly and Richard Armitage, was directed by Elliott Lester and guided out of development hell and into reality by Executive Producer (and force of nature) Sharon Bordas.

http://schedule.sbiff.org/schedule/971552197

Sleepwalker
Metro 4 Theatre 4
Directed by Elliott Lester
Written by Jack Olsen
Starring Richard Armitage, Kevin Zegers, Haley Joel Osment, Izabella Scorupco, Ahna O'Reilly
88 min
Country of Origin: USA

A woman reconstructs her life after the apparent suicide of her novelist husband, but she is met with terrifying and frequent bouts of sleepwalking.

Na, geht doch.

Na also! Geht doch!

Wie lustig, Laudine . Da hättest Du zwei Minuten vor mir den gleichen Gedanken. Ich hatte es gerade getippt.

Ach was!
Hat da jemand in der Schublade gekramt und noch einen verstaubten Film gefunden...

Danke für die Info, Nimue!!!

Richard hat nun auch bestätigt, dass Sleepwalker am 04.02.2017 bei SBIFF gezeigt wird

https://twitter.com/RCArmitage/status/8 ... 8171257856

Danke LT, Du warst schneller als ich.

Auf allen seinen Kanälen gepostet:



https://twitter.com/rcarmitage/status/8 ... 8171257856
https://twitter.com/rcarmitage/status/8 ... 9403026432
https://instagram.com/p/BP_olhIAgGZ/
https://www.facebook.com/RichardCArmita ... 74985355:0
(Auf Instagram gleich 3x, wovon er 2 löschte. Daher hat er das Bild im Moment auch 3x auf FB, ich nahm aber den letzten FB-Link.)

Danke! Ich verteile alles Links für die Archivierung nun auch noch in den entsprechenden Threads.

Ein Interview mit Elliott Lester zu 'Sleepwalker' aus Anlass des Filmfestivals:

>> SBIFF2017 >> Meet The Makers

Thursday, January 26, 2017


This ethereal head-scratcher concerns a widow whose author-husband’s death is shrouded in mystery. As her dreams awake into more dreams, she seeks help from a sleep specialist, but matters only grow more confusing and creepy. See elliottlester.com.

This is a haunting tale of dreams within dreams. What inspired you to tell it?

It all began with Jack Olsen’s script. He had written a unique story regarding perception and what we believe to be real. The challenge was how to make each layer of the multiple realities fit into one cohesive story centered around one central character. The dream aspect afforded the movie a visual style that could break convention. Since, in a dream anything is possible and there are no rules. Often, movies transcend when they step outside of what we come to expect from them. Sleepwalker was that inspiration.

Were there other movies in this sort of genre that you drew from?

I try not to look at movie for inspiration, since that has a way of diluting the overall vision I have for the movie. However, the movies that spoke to Sleepwalker were The Machinist (directed by Brad Anderson), Christopher Nolan’s seminal work on Memento, and David Cronenberg’s Dreamscape.

Are there specific challenges in captivating the audience and keeping them attentive when telling a story that messes so much with time, space, and reality?

Our cinema experience is changing as our attention spans seem to get shorter and shorter. Sleepwalker is a slow burn and you have to allow yourself to be taken on that journey. You have to be absorbed and not look at your phone, which I know is a near on impossibility. I try to make the story as visually arresting as possible and, in doing so, keep the camera moving, keep the pace engaging, and keep the audience asking, “What is going on?” I hope we pulled it off.

How are your sleep patterns?

I sleep like a baby.

Do you think that some people may be stuck in this sort of cyclical experience?

There is a condition we looked at. It’s very rare. The subject does not know whether they are dreaming or not. Most people dream lucidly and are aware they are dreaming. For the rare few that don’t, it can be torturous. You are caught in the same cycle going over and over again. The brain has no way of knowing what is and is not real. It can be agony.

What do you hope will happen with the film?

I hope people enjoy the movie, that they take respite from all the superhero tentpoles that are out there on a weekly basis. There is a place for all sorts of stories. Ultimately, having as many people seeing it as possible and forgetting what’s going on outside in the real world for 90 minutes.

What is your next project?

The Darren Aronofsky-produced movie Aftermath is set to be released this year by Lionsgate. I also have Thirst with HBO films, that is being produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. It is a story that centers around the worldwide water crisis we are facing.

http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jan/26/emsleepwalker-em/

Das ist doch ein Super-Timing! Da wird es uns bis zum Drehbeginn von 'Berlin Station' Staffel 2 mit Sicherheit nicht langweilig.

Mal sehen was da noch so kommt.


Danke für's Posten der News und Infos, ihr Lieben!

Der Countdown läuft!

MarVista Ent. ‏@MarvistaEnt

We're so excited! #Sleepwalker, starring @ahnaoreilly and @RCArmitage, premieres tonight at #SBIFF2017!

https://twitter.com/MarvistaEnt/status/827935200298430464

Ahna ist bei der Premiere dabei und sendet Richard Grüße:

Ahna O'Reilly@ahnaoreilly

Here we go Santa Barbara Film Fest! #SBIFF2017 #sleepwalker Will miss you @RCArmitage ! https://www.instagram.com/p/BQGX9HlljuI/

https://twitter.com/ahnaoreilly/status/827945660129361920

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQGX9HlljuI/

für die Info, Laudine!

I keep my fingers crossed und halte alle Daumen gedrückt, dass der Film dort endlich einen Verleih findet ... ... bei der Masse an involviertem Talent UND dem hochinteressanten Schnitt von Ahna O'Reillys Nachthemd kann das doch nicht so schwer sein!

Weiß jemand von Euch, wie groß die Bedeutung dieses Festivals eigentlich ist?

Ich habe ein bisschen im Internet herumgeblättert, aber mehr so Allgemeines gefunden.

In mein Bewusstsein ist es zum ersten Mal gedrungen, als Jennifer Aniston dort 2015 den Montecito Award bekam und wohl auch ihr Film "Cake" gezeigt wurde.

Von außen kann man die Bedeutung von Filmfesten immer schwer einschätzen (wer sich nicht in der Branche auskennt, würde wohl auch nicht darauf kommen, dass das 'Festival des osteuropäischen Films' in Cottbus als Highlight dieser Sparte gilt), aber ich denke, dass das in Santa Barbara nicht total unbedeutend ist.

Die ersten Wortmeldungen zu 'Sleewalker' klingen positiv, sind aber natürlich mit Vorsicht zu genießen, auch wenn der Herr vom Fach zu sein scheint:

Kim Shaw ‏@Kimanneshaw

My friend is watching this right now! I can't wait to hear about it! #RichardArmitage #Sleepwalker #excited

https://twitter.com/Kimanneshaw/status/828051092021837824

Kim Shaw ‏@Kimanneshaw

My friend says #Sleepwalker is not to be missed! Intense! Entire cast is amazing! #RichardArmitage

https://twitter.com/Kimanneshaw/status/828089960574152704

Larry Richman ‏@larry411

With the legendary @KevinZegers of #sleepwalker, from master director @elliottlester88. Best film of #SBIFF 2017 so far.

https://twitter.com/larry411/status/828085755104759808

Scheinbar gab es nach der Premiere auch ein Q&A:



https://twitter.com/ClaraLagoUSA/status/828009794216734720