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Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel’s (Be My Cat: A Film for Anne) apocalyptic feature We Put the World to Sleep is set to hit more film festivals in 2026 after an extremely successful festival run in 2025!
Awards
Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio (Best Midnight Feature and Best Supporting Performance for Yücel).
Premieres in top genre festivals (Nightmares, FilmQuest, Nightmare in the Ozarks, Feratum), and eight total award nominations.
Synopsis
Adrian and Duru get lost in the characters they play in an apocalyptic film and embark on a secret mission to end the world for real. Second entry in Adrian Tofei and Duru Yücel’s spiritual trilogy which includes Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015) and Pure.
The full lineup is to be announced in the coming month, but here’s what we we know so far:
- Romford Horror Festival in London, UK. February 20th.
- March follows with the West Coast Premiere at Unnamed Footage Festival in San Francisco, California (March 27-29, North America’s top festival for POV cinema, mockumentary, screenlife and found footage films).
- Wisconsin Premiere at MidWest WeirdFest.
- A Night of Horror International Film Festival (March 5-8, Dean Bertram’s acclaimed twin genre festivals in Eau Claire).
The team is also waiting to hear from a number of other festivals – to be announced soon! Check out the teasers below:
