"NIGHT BURNS LIKE CIGARETTES" (71', 2022, UK)

Written, directed & produced by Elisabeth Felson

Narrated by Lily Cole

Cinematography by Mate Herbai

Music by Kwaye.​

Shot at night under urban lighting, narrated by Lily Cole, "Night Burns Like Cigarettes" questions the way we consume the night as if it were nothing but cigarettes. "Night Burns Like Cigarettes" is a testimony of love for the night, threatened by disappearance by light pollution. "Night Burns Like Cigarettes" is a nocturnal ballad in a dreamt London, better appreciated eyes open.

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PREMIERES

World premiere: Raindance Film Festival 2022

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AWARDS

Best Direction (Swedish International Film festival, 2023)

 

NOMINATIONS

Best UK Feature (Raindance Film Festival 2022)

Best Cinematography (Raindance Film Festival 2022)

Best Documentary (Swedish International Film Festival)

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FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Raindance Film Festival 2022

Visions du Reel Industry 2023

Swedish International Film Festival 2023

​Tel-Aviv International Film Festival 2023