Filmmaker Alan Berliner chronicles his lifelong battle with insomnia in this intimate documentary. The cameras roll as he tries to quiet his overly active mind so he can get a decent night's sleep, capturing the details of what it's like to suffer from a chronic sleep disorder. As he struggles to find balance, his friends and family -- who endure the worst of Berliner's bouts with insomnia -- question whether he really wants to find a cure.
Editing
Berliner cuts his insomnia like a thriller—time itself becomes enemy.
Direction
Turns medical documentary into psychological horror, starring himself.
Director
Alan Berliner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Berliner kept cameras running in his bedroom for months, capturing genuine sleepless nights that he then had to edit—while possibly still not sleeping.
Released during the rise of confessional documentary, it predicted our current era of weaponized vulnerability where personal pain becomes content.
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