The world premiere of Rouzbeh Rashidi’s latest experimental feature film, Dreaming Is Not Sleeping (2025), will take place at the historic Moviemento Kino in Berlin on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at 18:00.
The project was made possible with the support of the Arts Council of Ireland and expands upon the lyrical film-essay style Rashidi introduced in his 2023 work, Elpis. Over two years, the filmmaker immersed himself in haunting ruins and abandoned landscapes across Germany, Poland, Denmark, and Ireland to capture the film’s evocative imagery. Set against desolate backdrops and narrated by a spectral voice, Dreaming Is Not Sleeping contemplates themes of memory, existence, and temporality. Employing an immersive, dreamlike aesthetic, the film dissolves the boundaries between past and present while exploring concepts of clairvoyance, impermanence, and humanity’s collective struggles. Its concluding sequence invites viewers to reflect upon consciousness, meaning, and the ephemeral traces we imprint upon the cosmos.
Following the screening, filmmaker and artist Daniel Zander will moderate an in-depth Q&A session, offering audiences a rare opportunity to engage with the film’s creative methodology and thematic complexities.
Tickets can be booked via the link below:
https://linktr.ee/rouzbehrashidi
