The Wakeful Sleeper
2021•1h 14m•8.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Boris Van Der Avoort
Writer
Boris Van Der Avoort, Isabelle Dumont
Languages
French
Studio
YC ALIGATOR FILM
Cast
Boris Van Der Avoort
Himself + voice-over
Production
Company
YC ALIGATOR FILM
Company
Cobalt Films
Company
DES AIRS Productions
Company
Triangle7
Producer
Marie Kervyn
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