Eric is sitting by the dining table with his breakfast. A door opens behind him at the end of a corridor. A woman walks in. She puts her coat on and walks over to Eric. She looks deep into his eyes and says "I love you". She walks to the front door, puts her shoes on, opens the door and looks at Eric. He wants to stop her but he cannot do anything. She leaves.
Silence.
Quietly the sound of sirens fade in. It becomes louder and louder. Someone knocks on the door. Everything turns pitch black. We hear the door open and a voice from outside: ”There’s been an accident.”
Eric wakes up. He finds his distant father Bernard sitting on the sofa. Eric has not seen him for twelve years. He wants to go but his father says: ”You can't leave. A storm is coming… That's why I'm here.”
As Eric is trying to puzzle the pieces together, he can feel that the woman has the answer. He needs to go back to sleep to find her.

The film Somnolence takes part in two separate worlds: - One where Eric is sheltered with his father and the other, where he gets closer and closer to a woman. Almost as a detective, Eric moves between the worlds to find out the truth about the storm and the accident. As the story progresses Eric starts to question the reality.

About us

Somnolence is the Graduation Film for two filmmaking Masters students from MET Film School based in Ealing Studios in London. The film is a collaboration with the Swedish production company Superstudio. This team includes:

Daniel Mattiasson (Writer and Director)

Daniel is an independent filmmaker and musician from Sweden. He has worked in the commercial industry since he was fifteen years old, mainly with design and fashion brands like Bolon, Skeppshult, Kinnarps, Missoni and Konsthantverk. His drive is to create beautiful moments and he uses storytelling as a base to reach them. Now, he is about to direct his own supernatural drama: Somnolence.

www.danielmattiasson.com

Hendrik Elstein (Actor and Producer) 

He started acting at the local professional theatre at an early age and soon decided travel overseas to study Drama. In 2011, Hendrik graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney as an actor, but through chance directed several stage productions, including Harold Pinter's Homecoming and J.P. Sartre's Men Without Shadows, in quick succession. Since moving to London in 2013, he has been focusing on acting in, directing and producing short films. Hendrik's acting credits include Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Hamlet, A Picture of Us, London O'Clock.

Andreas Nilsson (Director of Photography)

Andreas Nilsson is a Director of Photography and Editor working for one of Sweden's most prestigious production companies called Superstudio. Superstudio has worked with several Hollywood productions, television and clients like Volvo, Intersport and NN07. Andreas is both creative and technically advanced and will make sure that Somnolence will be visually impactful.