The NightmareRodney Ascher
Welcome to the scariest place in the world... your bedroom. That is the reality of people who suffer from sleep paralysis. “The Nightmare” allows us to understand the dream world of a few people who face it on a regular basis.
The Nightmare follows eight people who suffer from sleep paralysis, a condition that is still relatively unknown. People suffering from this can spend their whole life without getting any treatment. When suffering from the phenomenon, it is temporarily impossible to move, to speak or even to react to what is happening around you. You can also experience terrifying hallucinations from which you cannot escape.
Rodney Ascher interviews several people who want to talk about their condition. With a number of professional actors Ascher then tries to recreate what these people have been through in order to get an idea of what they experience at night. The result is a realistic and most frightening portrait.
Info
Directed by Rodney Ascher
US
91 min.
English
No subtitles
Programme
Festival favorites*
credits
Director
Rodney Ascher
Producer
Ross M. Dinerstein, Glen Zipper
Production company
Zipper Bros, Films Highland Park Classics, New City Road, Campfire
Cinematography
Bridger Nielson
Music
Jonathan Snipes
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(beschikbaar vanaf 20.03)