Cinema of Sleep

Cinema of Sleep is a Canadian psychological thriller film, directed by Jeffrey St. Jules and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Dayo Ade as Anthony, a Nigerian refugee staying in a motel room while he waits for his asylum claim to be processed, who wakes up from a strange dream in which he is watching a film of himself being arrested for murdering a woman, only to find the woman from his dream (Getenesh Berhe) actually dead in bed next to him.[1]

Cinema of Sleep
Directed byJeffrey St. Jules
Written byJeffrey St. Jules
Produced bySami Tesfazghi
Ian Dimerman
Brendon Sawatzky
StarringDayo Ade
Getenesh Berhe
Jonas Chernick
CinematographyJordan Oram
Edited byDev Singh
Music byDarren Fung
Production
company
Inferno Pictures
Release date
  • April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) (SBIFF)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The cast also includes Jonas Chernick as Frank, the occupant of the neighbouring motel room, David Lawrence Brown as Detective Smith, and Oluniké Adeliyi as Omoni.

The film entered production in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2019.[2] In addition to being set against the backdrop of contemporary political issues around immigration, the film also incorporates a number of allusions to classic films.[3]

The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on April 1, 2021.[4]

St. Jules received a nomination for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film.[5]

References
  1. Andy Howell, "Cinema of Sleep". Film Threat, April 13, 2021.
  2. Lauren Malyk, "Inferno lights up Cinema of Sleep". Playback, May 6, 2019.
  3. Simon Fuller, "Thriller shines a light on immigration crisis". Winnipeg Free Press, May 13, 2019.
  4. "Santa Barbara Film Festival unveils its 2021 lineup". KEYT-TV, March 9, 2021.
  5. Kelly Townsend, "All My Puny Sorrows leads film nominees for 2021 DGC Awards". Playback, September 24, 2021.
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