Don’t Let the Sun
TITLE
Don’t Let the Sun
DIRECTOR
Jacqueline Zünd
COUNTRY
Switzerland, Italy
YEAR
2025
DURATION
100′
GENRE
Sci-Fi, Drama
Don’t Let the Sun
In a world almost like ours, Jonah works for an agency that offers human relationships. When he's hired to serve as Nika's father, he begins to lose control of his tightly controlled life. A delicately dystopian drama set in a place of unbearable heat, where people are desperate for human warmth.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Jacqueline Zünd
Born in 1971 in Zurich, Switzerland. She studied at LIFS (London International Film School). Her documentary GOODNIGHT NOBODY (2010) won numerous awards including the prize for Best Newcomer film at Visions du Réel Nyon and a special mention at DOK Leipzig. ALMOST THERE (2016) premiered at IDFA and was awarded for Best Editing at the Swiss Film Award 2018. WHERE WE BELONG (2019) premiered in the Generation section of the Berlinale.
- DirectorJacqueline Zünd
- ScreenplayJacqueline Zünd
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Louis Mataré, David Fonjallaz
- Production Company
- Distributor/sFilmcoopi Distributor Switzerland Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Hotel, Airline, Ship, Theatrical, Video / Disc, Paid TV
- Project TitleDon’t Let the Sun
- Project TypeSci-Fi, Drama
- Completion Date1 January 2025
- Country of originSwitzerland, Italy
- Country of filmingSwitzerland, Italy
- LanguageEnglish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Jacqueline Zünd
Born in 1971 in Zurich, Switzerland. She studied at LIFS (London International Film School). Her documentary GOODNIGHT NOBODY (2010) won numerous awards including the prize for Best Newcomer film at Visions du Réel Nyon and a special mention at DOK Leipzig. ALMOST THERE (2016) premiered at IDFA and was awarded for Best Editing at the Swiss Film Award 2018. WHERE WE BELONG (2019) premiered in the Generation section of the Berlinale.
