The Rehabilitation of Sleep

The Rehabilitation of Sleep

  • Director: Josh Shaffner
  • Designer: Josh Shaffner
  • Produced By: Josh Shaffner
  • Country of origin: United States
  • Length: 4 min. 45 sec.
  • Year: 2012
A time-lapse oil-painting animated film about an insomniac guy and what he dreams when he finally falls asleep. In addition to atypical animation techniques, this conceptually daring film also uses enhanced naturalistic sound, making the protagonist’s insomnia even more unbearable and the whole film more disturbing.

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