EMERGING KIWI FILMMAKER SPOTLIGHT

SUNDAY 23.10.22 | 12:00 | Kino 1
Feature Film | Drama
New Zealand | 2022 | 92 min | Director: Tom Levesque  
Starring: Sarah May, Millie Van Kol

Shut Eye delves into the world of a reserved street charity worker, Sierra, who desperately seeks connection in an increasingly unconnected world. Struggling with insomnia, Sierra is encouraged to explore ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) and discovers online influencer Kate who becomes her virtual evening companion whenever she needs help getting to sleep. 

Before long, Sierra starts to see Kate as an escape from her lonely existence and the traumas that haunt her – their connection starts to move offline. As Sierra is drawn deeper into Kate’s life her obsession grows increasingly physical, and when faced with losing Kate to a competing lover an act of desperation threatens to change Sierra’s life forever.