Michael Venus: SLEEP (SCHLAF)

Director Michael Venus introduces his film SLEEP (SCHLAF), screening across the US via KINO! Germany Now! 2021 Discover New Talent, presented by the German Film Office, an initiative of the Goethe-Institut and German Films: bit.ly/kinosleepschlaf.
Born in Jena, Germany in 1976, Michael Venus obtained a degree in visual communication from the Bauhaus University in Weimar. He then worked as a producer at the children’s TV channel KiKA and studied directing at the Hamburg Media School. His graduation short film Roentgen (2008) won numerous awards. Sleep marks his feature directing debut.
In a time of uncertainty and new challenges for our film community, the German Film Office is pleased to offer a new opportunity for theaters across the United States to present a curated selection of new fllms from Germany. KINO! Germany NOW! enables art-house cinemas and film festivals to book recent films fresh from the international festival circuit for both virtual and in-person screenings.