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Seven Times a Day We Bemoan Our Lot and at Night We Get Up to Avoid Our Dreams (2014)

Seven Times a Day We Bemoan Our Lot and at Night We Get Up to Avoid Our Dreams poster
Original title
Sieben Mal am Tag beklagen wir unser Los und nachts stehen wir auf, um nicht zu träumen
Directed by
Susann Maria Hempel
Genre
animation, documentary
Country
Germany
Runtime
18 min
Rated
18
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short film about people struggling with their daily lives and the difficulty of sleeping. They complain about their situation during the day and get up at night to avoid dreaming.

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What happens

Sieben Mal am Tag beklagen wir unser Los und nachts stehen wir auf, um nicht zu träumen ist ein deutscher Kurzfilm von Susann Maria Hempel aus dem Jahr 2014. In Deutschland lief der Film unter anderem am 4. Mai 2014 bei den Internationalen Kurzfilmtagen in Oberhausen. Der Film entstand im Rahmen des „Cast and Cut“-Stipendiums der Stiftung Kulturregion Hannover und der Nordmedia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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