Directed by: Magnus Arnesen
Script: Magnus Arnesen
Producer: Weronika Czolnowska
Production company: Polish National Film School in Lodz
Cinematography: Magnus Borge
Editing: Boguslawa Furga
Music: Bartek Straburzynski
Cast: Jan Kornstad, Jorunn Kjellsby, Andrine Sather, Kjersti Elvik, Kjersti Sandal, Jon Ketil Johnsen, Silje Willmar

Format: video
Running time: 30'

Synopsis
A picturesque village surrounded by fjords near Bergen, Norway. Robert, a 40-year-old postal worker, gives up work to spend time by the bed of his mother diagnosed with terminal cancer. She has only one wish before dying: she wants to know that her only son is not alone in the world. The man lies to please her ensuring that he is already dating a girl. The film is an adaptation of a short story by a renowned Norwegian writer Frode Grytten.

Awards and Festivals
Estoril Film Festival 2010 - Grand Prix
Ivy Film Festival 2010 - Grand Jury Prize
Angelus Student Film Festival 2010 – Honorable Mention
Skena Up International Students Film and Theatre Festival 2010 - Best Screenplay
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2010 - Golden Lion
Tehran International Short Film Festival 2010 – Special mention

Directors Biography
Magnus Arnesen was born in 1981 in Oslo. He studied at Polish National School of Film, Television and Theater in £ódŸ. ‘Sing me to Sleep’ is his first film.

Location and screening schedule:
TUÅ KANAC CINEMA, Monday, October 17th at 10.30
EUROPA CINEMA, Monday, October 17th at 19.30
EUROPA CINEMA, Sunday, October 23rd at 13.00