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Late Shift
February, 10 2026 | 7:00 PM | The Sebastiani Theatre
Official Selection
Berlin International Film Festival 2025
LATE SHIFT is a gripping, real-time hospital thriller propelled by a remarkable performance from Leonie Benesch, acclaimed for her breakout roles in The Teacher´s Lounge and September 5.
Set during one relentless overnight shift, the film immerses audiences in the pressure-cooker world of emergency medicine, where split-second decisions carry life-or-death consequences. Short-listed for Best International Feature at the 2026 Academy Awards, Late Shift delivers urgent, visceral storytelling that recalls the intensity and moral complexity of HBO’s hit drama The Pitch—raw, unsentimental, and impossible to look away.
Doors and Reception from 6:15 pm | Film starts promptly at 7:00 pm
Details
- Country: Switzerland
- Runtime: 92 Minutes
- Writer/Director: Petra Volpe
- Producers: Reto Schaerli, Lukas Hobi
- Co-Producer: Bastie Griese
- Director of Photography Judith Kaufmann
- Production Design: Beatrice Schulz
- Costume Designer: Linda Harper
- Hair + Make-up Marc Hollenstein
- Editor: Hansjörg Weissbrich
- Casting: Corinna Glaus
- Music: Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Location
Sebastiani Theatre
476 1st Street East
The Sebastiani Theatre Foundation is dedicated to offering first-class performing arts, films and creative educational programs that inspire and entertain the entire community while preserving and enhancing Sonoma’s treasured, historic Theatre for the enjoyment of current and future generations.