Sleepless Nights

The theatre-student Carl, expecting fatherhood, decides to step in as the new night-watchman at Ikea, after the previous one mysteriously disappeared.

Here he is haunted by strange sounds emanating from the depths of Ikea’s showroom, and soon stumbles upon a secret society, living among the furniture. Swapping night for day, the Ikeans have escaped all external responsibilities, now leading a utopian life in Ikea’s comfortable living spaces.

Carl initially condemns the society as freeloaders, but soon it becomes a symbol of everything he’s afraid of losing in the advent of fatherhood.

PRODUCED AS A BACHELOR'S PROJECT IN FILM & MEDIA SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN, 2016

  • Magnus Lysbakken
    Director
  • Magnus Lysbakken
    Writer
  • Henrik Arnrød
    Producer
  • Karl Vidar Lende
    Key Cast
  • Karoline Stemre
    Key Cast
  • Helge Jordal
    Key Cast
  • Raymond Corrado Knutsen
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Natt for dag
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Mystery, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 5, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    11,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Denmark
  • Country of Filming:
    Norway
  • Language:
    Norwegian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Magnus Lysbakken

Magnus Lysbakken was born in 1992 in Bergen, Norway, and moved to Denmark in 2011, where he attended the European Film College. His final project was the award-winning student film "Dewey - The Musical".

In 2013 he enrolled in the undergraduate course in Film- and Media Science at the University of Copenhagen, where he graduated with "Sleepless Nights" in August 2016.

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