Spotlight: Kristina Klebe (NOXTURNE)

September 19, 2026

Filmmaker Spotlight

Noxturne

Kristina Klebe · USA · 93 min

What led you to creating Noxturne?

In September ’22, I fractured my T-12 vertebrae in six places due to a debilitating horseback riding accident – just three months after meeting my now fiancee. NOXTURNE is inspired by my accident and subsequent recovery, including the emotional shock and insecurity of going from a super passionate relationship to one in which a man almost a decade my junior was taking care of me.

As I was going through my recovery, I felt there was a fine line between reality and dream. With so much time on my hands, much of it spent in bed, I often felt I was daydreaming.

What were some inspirations going into the creative process?

I have always been an avid dreamer and often lucid dream. As I was going through my recovery, I felt there was a fine line between reality and dream. With so much time on my hands, much of it spent in bed, I often felt I was daydreaming. Polanski’s “The Tenant” inspired me a lot during this process as did Aronofsky’s “The Black Swan.”

Tell us what you hope the audience gets from Noxturne and why is a story like this important to tell?

Hopefully the story told in Noxturne can inspire audience members to persevere through their own journey of healing – whatever that means to them. And if they know anything about Jungian psychology or shadow work, I think they will appreciate the film even more =)

How did you become a filmmaker?

I minored in film at Dartmouth College where I learned how to shoot on 16mm and edit my films on a Steenbeck! Even back then, I acted in my own short films and it helped me with my acting a lot actually, to see how to translate what I wanted into my actions on camera. I then went on to work as a videographer for a few years and then went to NYU Grad Film over a decade later. And now a decade after that finally made my first feature. It’s not easy getting your first movie made! I’ve always wanted to tell stories – whether in theater or film – whether through acting or filmmaking. Learning the technical aspects of filmmaking however have greatly helped me in being able to direct in the most effecient way possible.

Film	Noxturne
Director	Kristina Klebe
Section	Narrative Features
Runtime	93 min
Screening	Sat 26 Sep, 4:40 pm