Fiction

In their dreams all jellyfish are wet

A film by Marie Luise Lehner
Country: Austria
Year: 2023
Length: 27min

Festivals
1. Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 2023)
2. dotdotdot (Austria, August 2023)
3. Internationale Hofer Filmtage (Germany, October 2023)
4. queertactics Film Festival (Austria, November 2023)
5. Queer Shorts Vienna (Austria, December 2023) - Best Austrian Short
6. Usak Film Festival (Turkey, December 2023)
7. Diametrale (Austria, February 2024)
8. Diagonale -Festival des österreichischen Films (Austria, April 2024)
9. Crossing Europe (Austria, April 2024) - Special Mention
10. PORTO FEMME International Film Festival (Portugal, April 2024)
11. TILDE – Melbourne Trans & Gender Diverse Film Festival (Australien, May 2024)
12. Sicilia Queer International New Vision Filmfest (Italy, May 2024)
13. Split Mediterranean Film Festival (Croatia, June 2024)
14. Aegean Short Film Festival (Greece, July 2024)
15. Filmfest Weiterstadt (Germany, August 2024)
16. Kyiv International Short Film Festival (Ukraine, September 2024)
17. QUEER Filmfestival Weiterstadt (Germany, October 2024)
18. Queer Film Festival München (Germany, October 2024)
19. Linz International Short Film Festival (Austria, October 2024) - Best Austrian Film
20. Cinema Next Tour (Austria, October 2024)
21. Aesthetica Short Film Festival (England, November 2024)
22. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage (Germany, January 2025) - Experimental Film Award
23. Festival International Music & Cinema Marsaille (France, March 2025)

Synopsis
This film is a manifesto for the fact that the rules by which we behave can be changed and transformed. The rules that determine the course of a sauna visit provide the structure. Orlando, who tries to master an inconspicuous visit to the sauna does not know the rules. After he has to leave the sauna during the infusion because his nipple piercings get too hot, he settles down hidden on a lounger and falls into a strange dream in which Laura's beautiful cousin dances as a devil in an empty pool. anaged to overcome one's own shame.

Cast
Orlando: Maurício Ianês
Lauras schöner Cousin: Miriam Weiss
Thea: Ekaterina Heider
Manu: Stefan Manuel Eggenweber
Paula: Claudia Kainberger
Lea: Leandro Barros da Silva
João: André Rachadel
Sängerin: Leni Ulrich

Crew
Director: Marie Luise Lehner
Screenplay: Marie Luise Lehner
Producers: Catrin Freundlinger & Veronika Hraby
Cinematographer: Simone Hart
Sound recording: Theda Schifferdecker
Sound design: Lenja Gathmann & Jón H. Geirfinnsson
Editors: Jana Libnik & Julia Sternthal
Production design: Lisa Ulrich
Color correction: Matthias Lindenthal
Title design: André Rachadel