The sun sets and the eyes are closing. Rocking from one green leaf to the next, the little monkey glides gently to sleep. Suddenly the world of dreams gets darker, more colorful and wild. Mysterious plants, creatures and shapes line the trajectory through the night. Somni is a cinematic lullaby.

Festivals, awards and nominations

Best animated short film for children / El Ojo Iluso Festival
Best European short film / ECFA price - BFF Kristiansand 2023
Special mention children section FAB Festival of Animation Berlin
Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung (FBW) - "besonders wertvoll"
Promofest Awards - special mention

and multiple festivals selections

director
Sonja Rohleder
country of origin
Germany
production year
2023
language
No dialogues
runtime
3
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Sonja Rohleder

Sonja is an animator and part of the talking animals animation collective since 2009. Her passion is to create colourful moving images, preferably on black. Her degree in animation from the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf made her go on to create awards winning films, collaborate with international producers and artists, teaching classes, animate for games and VR experiences and travel the world.

Filmography

2023 Somni 2019 Nest 2019 Quiet 2014 Dame Mit Hund / Walk The Dog 2012 Kolumbus co-directored with Veronika Samartseva 2009 Coccoon Child

Crew

ScreenwriterSonja Rohleder
ProductionSonja Rohleder
MusicJens Heuler
EditionSonja Rohleder

Contact

International sales agentsales@interfilm.de