“SOMNIA is like a fever dream and the musical material of the film is a marvel of frightening melancholy.” Le Temps
“The music composed by Goodbye Ivan adds to the dramaturgy of SOMNIA and manages to give the whole thing a dimension that is as powerful as it is poetic.” MAGMAH
"Where do they come from… ? Are they the inhabitants of an imperceptible world flickering between limbo and firmament? Have they always been present or is it our senses that give them shape and life? Do they exist or are they a resonance and shaping of our projections? Why do they seem so familiar to us and yet impossible to apprehend? Are they us? Are they part of us? Are they dreams of power and grace? — An immersion without temporality or defined spaces."
Released in free access on 21.11.2023 on the YouTube channel of the MAH.
Cast : Ike Ortiz, Nasma Moutaouakil, Isabelle Chladek, Ahlam Tsouli, Alexander Dejanovski / Dibby Sounds, Anaïs Virg and MOPS_DanceSyndrome Company.
Direction, images, editing, color grading & production: Pascal Greco Original soundtrack: Goodbye Ivan Pipe organ, piano, percussion, bowed bass, electronics: Arnaud Ivan Sponar Soprano singer: Eva Fiechter Assistant direction: Vania Miyazaki Lights: Rafael De La Esprielle & Emmanuel Thery Electricians: Fleur Champanhet & Noémi Aschlmann Cameras assistants: Zahra El Azki & Jeff Bettini Coordination for the MAH and production: Sylvie Treglia-Detraz & Neda Navi Technical partner: Visuals Switzerland
