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The Wakeful Sleeper
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The Wakeful Sleeper

Jun 2, 2021
1h 14m
★ 8.0

Overview

B., a film-maker and insomniac, decides to rescue his hours of insomnia from the void by filming his quest for sleep. The insomniac asks questions about these different states of consciousness and about the difficulties humans have in synchronising their social rhythms and biological ones.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

YC ALIGATOR FILM
Cobalt Films
DES AIRS Productions
Triangle7

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Cast

Boris Van Der Avoort

Himself + voice-over

Boris Van Der Avoort