The Film
A quirky
fairytale about mankind sleeping. This is a documentary that will bring
together what sleep talkers say in their sleep. It is a small expedition into
the sleeping mind, trying to figure out the mysterious land of nod. Do you know
what you do or say in your sleep?
This
revealing and entertaining bedtime story will be an honest portrayal of the
many sleep-talkers which are among us - siblings, friends, partners, parents - bringing the depths of the night time mannerisms and surreal juxtapositions on
surface at day time.
What ever
happened last night has never been so relevant! Sleep is the new evolutionary
hangover and I have the story to reveal all. So get into your PJs, make
yourself a hot cocoa and tuck yourself in for a bedtime story. This is the one
fairytale you never heard before.
Our Story
I have always been interested in sleep activities since I sleep walked
and talked from a young age, but it soon became obvious to me that not many
people knew what they did at all. After a few audio recordings, most people to
their surprise found out what they have been saying in their sleep. It is like
holding a mirror to your peculiar subconscious and trying to ooze sense out of
it.
I have an enthusiastic team of sleep lovers from Arts University College
of Bournemouth (AUCB) who have an equal fascination of night time. We want to
use our facilities to investigate further into nocturnal peculiarities.
We will be tracking down some sleep audio and bridging the gap between night and day to bring the story to you!
There is also a group of dancers with a pool of talent contributing to
this project.
The Impact
Sparking an interest in what you do at sleep is only the beginning. With
all the kit that is available to us in our modern day and age, why should sleep
still remain a mystery?
This is about sleep-talking and telling stories to share and appreciate it!
What We Need & What You Get
We need to cover the costs of the audio kit, SD cards and filming
equipment but more importantly it will be to cover the cost of transport so
that we can use a wider social network of sleep talkers to keep audio diaries
for the duration of filming. The more kit we can get and further we can travel would mean a bigger and better story to tell you all.
Promotional:
Posters, cards, flyers, festival entry fees. ($500)
Transport:
Petrol money, bus & train fairs ($1000)
Sound
kit: Voice activated recorders, 16GB SD cards ($800)
Specialist kit: Jib daily rental, telescopic lens ($500+)
Dancers: transport, food ($200)
Trying to get David Attenborough to narrate it ($Incalculable...)
By choosing one of the perks you will have a choice of things to benefit from digital downloads to executive producer credits. Check out our perks.
Other Ways You Can Help
Simply by posting this website or talking to friends or even making an audio recording just to tell us how it went would be splendid. You can make an audio recording of yourself tonight!
Or can forward details of where this documentary could be screened.
And also we'd love to know about what you discovered about your sleep behavior and would love to hear sleep-talking/walking stories from you. Share some sleep-stories with us:
sleep.documentary@gmail.com
