Nightmare Prelude (2023)
Painful memories awaken a nameless man in a barren apartment. In a haze of remorse and bad dreams his gaze tumbles through the cold room. Traces of a former life cast his mind down a spiral of repressed memories. The faded photographs do not bring him solace. A dark entity on the other side of the picture frame has occupied the space where his reflection used to be. It leads him into an abyss with no means of escape: the depths of his own consciousness. He is seeking answers, why fate has led him into a realm of desolation. But the further he dives into his own past, the more he realizes that he has been living a lie.
Director: Tobias Waßmund
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Maurice Falz as Nobody |
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Sarah Steinemer as Somebody |
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Marius Voigt as Friend I |
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Henriette Busch as Friend II |
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Lars Fliegner as Friend III |
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Gabriella Rojas Bock as Friend IV |
| Camera | Lars Fliegner | Director of Photography |
| Production | Lilly Roosen | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Chris Wittemann | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Tobias Waßmund | Writer |
| Lighting | Chris Wittemann | Lighting Director |
| Camera | Raúl Augusto-Valero Chávez | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Lea Hagedorn | Production Assistant |
| Production | Niklas Bergner | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Tobias Waßmund | Director |
| Editing | Tobias Waßmund | Editor |
| Production | Lars Fliegner | Producer |
| Camera | Raúl Augusto-Valero Chávez | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Otto Purucker | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Gabriella Rojas Bock | Production Assistant |
| Production | Tobias Waßmund | Producer |
| Camera | Oliver Brömstrup | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Oliver Brömstrup | Editor |
| Sound | Trintix | Music |
| Camera | Otto Purucker | Assistant Camera |