Thriller reveals a Hollywood nightmare

The thriller by Rachel Cain Sleeping pills blends the reality of success in Hollywood with the nightmare of a shady pharmaceutical company. It premieres this week at the Chattanooga Film Festival.

After a painful breakup, Gemma moves from her small town to Los Angeles to make it big. To get back on her feet, she takes a job on the night shift at Somnium – a mysterious, experimental sleep clinic where dreams come true.

Gemma throws herself into the cutthroat world of Hollywood auditions. But as the pressure to succeed mounts, she begins to experience strange and disturbing phenomena and soon finds herself in a nightmarish spiral when she discovers that a darkness lurks within the hospital walls.

You can watch the official teaser trailer for Somnium below.

Somnium Trailer

Somnium is written and directed by Racheal Cain and stars Chloë Levine (The OA), Will Peltz (Euphoria), Peter Vack (Someone Great), Johnathon Schaech (Ray Donovan), Clarissa Thibeaux (Runaways) and Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things).

The film was produced by Cain, Maria Allred, Chris Raby, Patricia Chica, Mike Hatton, Andrea Saavedra and Ali Mahir Aksu. Executive producers are Chloë Levine, Dan Gregory and Hüseyin Yener. Composition: Peter Ricq. Cinematography: Lance Kuhns. Editing: Kent Lamm. An Allred production.

Somnium will premiere at the Chattanooga Film Festival on June 22, 2024.