THE LIGHTS, THEY FALL (Fiction, 87 min, 2026, 16 mm)

World premiere at the 76th Berlinale in the Generation Section.

Written and directed by Saša Vajda

Cinematography: Tom Otte

Producer: Chantal Scheiner

Editing: Denys Darahan, Saša Vajda

Editing Consultant: Benjamin Mirguet

Distribution by Grandfilm

Sixteen-year-old Ilay sleepwalks through the summer on the outskirts of Berlin while a palliative nurse accompanies his sick mother on her last days.

Starring: Mohammed Yassin Ben Majdouba, Flor Prieto Catemaxca, Mahira Hakberdieva, Safet Bajraj, Solomon Guye, Mahir Özel, Shanthi Philipp, Bettina Beckers.

In association with Bord Cadre Films / Sovereign Films. Funded by Kuratorium junger deutscher Film, Bundesbeauftragte für Kultur und Medien (BKM), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Hessen Film & Medien. In co-production with Schuldenberg Films & ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel.