The Sandman

Sunday, June 10
1hr 27mins // directed by:Peter Luisi

One morning, Benno wakes up to find sand in his bed. Though he tries to ignore this, he soon realizes that he, himself, is the source of the sand. Every day the amount of sand increases with no apparent reason.

His neighbor Sandra, who he hates with a passion, begins entering his dreams. What is the connection between Sandra, the sand and his own mortality?

Director Peter Luisi has attracted attention with his feature films Verflixt Verliebt (BBFF 2005) and Love Made Easy. His films have earned the Zurich Film Prize, 8 nominations for the Swiss Film Prize, the Grant Award, and the Audience Prize at Max Ophüls Filmfestival.

A co-presentation with Swissnex Boston.

In Swiss German with English subtitles.