‘INSOMNIA’ is a film directed by Vita Soul Wilmering and Luuk Wilmering, currently in production. The film consists of both fiction scenes and documentary scenes which will be juxtaposed in the edit. This Era was commissioned to do cinematography for the fiction scenes.
‘INSOMNIA’ is a science fiction narrative about a man who finds himself on a planet where humans live eternally, the planet INSOMNIA. The protagonist, played by Luuk Wilmering, becomes lost in desolate mountain landscapes where the perception of time perception vanishes, and each moment is infinitely divisible.
The thread of fictional narrative is delicately intertwined with a documentary layer. Over a periode of two years, Vita Wilmering recorded phone conversations with her father Luuk and filmed visits to the hospital and interactions at Luuk’s home. The film explores various facets of their relationship through recognizable and universal themes. The close familiarity in their interactions permeates the camerawork. The film also includes moments from its production, such as disagreements and discussions about the storyline or the creation of props and sets. INSOMNIA is a collage of these elements, resulting in a unique and intimate dual portrait of a father and a daughter, seeking ways to translate the uncertainties of a disease process into something else.
