21Surreal drama
An Argument in Pieces
Some things cannot stay unsaid.
Enter the story
Surreal drama · 6
The Weight of Sleeping
Someone has to stay awake.
The story
Every night someone rests. Every morning he carries a little more.
A night porter discovers he can take away another person's exhaustion by carrying it himself. At first, the gift lets his family sleep through their grief. Then strangers begin arriving, and the weight on his back becomes visible. With one final staircase between him and home, he must learn whether love can also mean putting something down.
A quiet human struggle that grows until it fills the screen.
An imagined opening night
- Experience
- IMAX
- Running time
- 1 h 51 min
- Begins
- Ends
Story-world details for this concept; no screening or release is announced.
Inside the artwork
An oversized black title supplies a second weight above the vulnerable figure. The bone-white field and diagonal stair wedge leave him exposed, while a trace of gold inside the mineral-gray sphere keeps the sleeping body distinct.
Stay a little longer
Three more worlds with something in common.
For film-makers
Before the first frame, make them feel something.
A poster should carry the feeling of your film in a single glance. Bring the story, the face, or the scene you cannot stop thinking about. We can shape the image that introduces it to the world.
- 01
Find the heart
The character, the stakes, and the feeling an audience should take away.
- 02
Build the image
A clear visual idea, cinematic color, and typography that belongs to the story.
- 03
Give it a language
Arabic and English directions, shaped for the audience and the places the campaign will appear.
The works here are independent concepts using AI-assisted imagery and art direction. They demonstrate a visual approach; the films are fictional.