Sweet Dreams

Director: Ena Sendijarević , Ena Sendijarević

2023 / 102min / DCP

Set on an Indonesian island in the waning years of Dutch colonialism, Sendijarević’s sophomore feature is a stingingly sardonic satire observing decadence and moral decay on a sugar plantation, which is thrown into turmoil when, following the decease of its patriarch, it’s revealed that he willed the estate to his illegitimate son with his Indigenous housekeeper. A gorgeously shot study of truly ugly human behavior. “[Sendijarević] has established herself as a formidable talent with… a feel for the manicured, placid surfaces that contain rot and rebellion.”—Variety

Introduction and Q&A with filmmaker Ena Sendijarević, moderated by founder of The Future of Film is Female Caryn Coleman, on Friday, April 12th