We Put the World to Sleep

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. What follows goes beyond their wildest imagination. Second entry in Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel's spiritual trilogy which includes "Be My Cat: A Film for Anne" and "Pure". 10 years in the making! Note: We Put the World to Sleep can be watched and understood as a standalone by audiences who haven't seen Be My Cat, because it's not a direct sequel, the connections are loose. Festival selections thus far: Nightmares Film Fest 2025 (world premiere announced in Deadline Hollywood, Bloody Disgusting & Dread Central), FilmQuest 2025 (Variety), Panic Fest 2026 (Fangoria), IndieLisboa 2026 (Mouth of Madness section, European Premiere), MoMI's First Look 2026 (East Coast Premiere in NYC), Romford Horror Fest 2026 (UK Premiere in London), Nightmare in the Ozarks 2025 (Rue Morgue), Unnamed Footage Fest 2026 (West Coast Premiere), MidWest WeirdFest 2026, A Night of Horror 2026, Feratum 2025. Awards won thus far: Best Midnight Feature and Best Supporting Performance (Duru Yücel) at Nightmares FF. Some of the top reception/reviews it got so far: - "Your film was such a breath of fresh air, truly something unique that we knew we needed to select right away!" (IndieLisboa programmer) - “Not only one of the best found footage flicks ever, it’s one of the best movies of 2025 period. A cult classic in the making." (filmmaker Joe Gietl) - "A four hour round trip was well worth the effort to see the film, which lived up to and surpassed my already high expectations!" (Letterboxd review by Graham) - “Absolutely LOVED it, I’ve never seen another film like it, so alive, funny, haunting, touching, really something truly special!" (filmmaker Dallas Hallam) - “The F for Fake (Orson Welles' 1973 film) of found footage." (Rotten Tomatoes critic Anton Bitel) - "I saw it at a festival and it was so good, Adrian was there to introduce the film and was a joy to hear from!" (Show Me Something Spooky) - “One of the most aggressively strange movies I've seen in my entire life!" (The Movie Blues) - “Nothing like any movie I've seen before, utterly compelling!" (Letterboxd review by Brian Jones) - “Loved every second of the second watch, I cried, I am still crying as we speak." (Fulvio, Be My Cat fan) - “Part reality-bending sci-fi, part chilling horror, part domestic drama, this film masterfully subverts and surpasses the conventional tropes of found footage.” (Dean Bertram, festival director) - “Absolutely loved this film so much! I loved Be My Cat, but this was even better, an absolute masterpiece!” (Pete Brookes)