The Imagina section will present six world premieres, including Sleep Dreams by Anastázie Rainischová. This bachelor graduation film was made with the support of the FILMTALENT ZLÍN Endowment Fund.
Sleep Dreams by Anastázie Rainischová will have its world premiere at KVIFF 2025
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Constantly surrounded by information, sensations, sounds and colours. The longing to flee from the overwhelm to a calm and carefree oasis. But is it really possible to escape?
We live in a world which is bombarding us with images, stimuli, sensations and demands – what are the possibilities of escape, and which of them are the right ones? Director and artist Anastázie Rainischová responds to the situation with another form of saturation – her short film is surprising for its mutual communication of seemingly contradictory animation techniques. The vibrant playfulness and mischief, and also the palpable unease beneath a veil of melancholy, shift the film’s aesthetics somewhere closer to David O’Reilly. Might the path to Zen take us past absolute overload? –– Viktor Palák
Trailer can be watched here.
Director’s Note
Living in the era of digital technology and social media puts us amid an infinite amount of information and visual stimuli that are constantly at our fingertips and where we too are instantly within reach. We can very quickly begin to compare our lives to others, to feel like we're missing out or not doing enough.
I am often overwhelmed and feel like I just can't go on. The desire to hide from it all, forget the pressure and enjoy the small pleasures can be very satisfying, but it may also be a quick, surface solution to the problem.
Film will be screened three times during the festival.
Saturday 5/7 / 18:00 / Cas Cinema - with the director
Sunday 6/7 / 15:00 / Drahomira Cinema - with the director
Saturday 12/7 / 16:30 / Husovka Theatre
More about films selected in the section Imagina can be found here.
Director Anastázie Rainischová / Screenplay Anastázie Rainischová / Dir. of Photography Filip Zikmund / Music Kryštof Záveský / Sound Kryštof Záveský / Editor Anastázie Rainischová / Art Director Anastázie Rainischová / Producer UMPRUM - Michaela Režová / Production UMPRUM - Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague / Coproduction FILMTALENT ZLÍN Endowment Fund
