Daydreaming At Night

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Revering after hour echoes, while endlessly shedding skin, she hums to the sound, of what could have been. One with the interior, cigarettes and music, her two best friends.

'Daydreaming At Night' is a deeply personal project exploring insomnia & rebirth, memory and hope for healing, inspired by the director’s own experience. The short is a visual collection that shows four glimpses of the former insomniac’s world; a non linear timeline wherein the past, present and future echoes all into one dream like haze. While most people are too occupied and tired of the everyday life, the sleepless yearn to be part of the mundane again. Days go by from their window watching, minds drift off into broken memories and smiles. The sky exchanges colours endlessly and the morning sunrise greets the same day. First glimpsed through cigarette walks on hazy days, written through sleepless nights and finally brought to life once recovery began.

The film is a product of spiritual rebirth, showcasing that when no reason can be found, one might be formed along the way. It also serves as a testament to the power of creative kinship among women who were once strangers. Developed in close collaboration with cinematographer Mikela Koressi and producer Antigone Pappas, whom Gia Tinh connected with through an open Instagram call, the short not only traces Gia Tinh’s journey of overcoming insomnia, but also marks the beginning of each artist’s career; reflecting the growth they experienced together during two years of collaboration.

CREDITS

Director: Gia Tinh Lam @giatinh 

DOP: Mikela Koressi @mikelakoressi 

Producer: Antigone Parysatis Pappas @antig0

Editor: Mikela Koressi @mikelakoressi  

Set Designer: Ana Makinen @ana.makinen 

Stylist: Paula Gomez Mur @paulag.mur 

MUAH: Shannon Duyve @shann.mua 

Assistant Director: Patrick Kenawy @pkenawy 

Camera Assistant: Patrick Teixeira @patricktxx 

Gaffer: Tuyl van Grieken @photuyl 

Assistant Gaffer: Roan Groothuis @roangroothuis 

Color grader: Milton Broen @miltonbroen 

Composer: Alek Kurniawan @mangruv_

Sound engineer: Teun Beumer @_tbeumer_

Sound effects: Gia Tinh Lam @giatinh 

Graphic design: Femke van Oossanen @craigslist.rat

CAST: 

Weia Tan @weiatan

Osayiense Osawe @osayiense 

Francisco Lekatompessy @goodmorninghyang 

Dody Osasu @d.osasu 

VOICE OVER: 

Tiana De Haseth @tianadehaseth 

Kamil Aydin @kamcosmic

Terrence Martinez @terrencexmartinez

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