The Sleep. The Little Brother of Death

Documentary Film
by Stefan Wolner
2023 · 52 min · AT

We spend nearly one third of our lives asleep. Restful sleep is essential for psychological balance and profoundly shapes how we think, feel, and act.

The film approaches sleep from a philosophical perspective, interweaving scientific, cultural, and social viewpoints. Philosophers, artists, and experts from different disciplines offer a multifaceted look at a state that defines our existence while resisting complete explanation.

CREDITS

Written by: Hannah Wahl, Stefan Wolner
Directed by: Stefan Wolner
Cinematography: Christian Haake
Sound: Max Leimstättner, Elias Maximilian, Josef Umschaid
Editing: Nikolaus Müller, Harald Nestl
Music: Victor Gangl
Color Grading: David Hughes
Title Design: Christian List
Sound Mix: Daniel Grailach
Voice: Aris Sas
Research: Florian Riedelsperger
Production Assistant: Sophie Märzweiler, Lilli Wassermair
Producer: Stefan Wolner

FUNDING / TV

First broadcast: 19 November 2023, ORF 2
Co-produced with ORF
Supported by Vienna Film Fund
Austrian Television Fund
VAM

SALES

AL JAZEERA MEDIA NETWORK
AVROTROS
AXESS PUBLISHING AB
CIBC Global
Corporación Radio Televisión Española, S.A.
DEUTSCHE WELLE
GAIA INC.
International School Serviços de Ensino, Treinamento e Editoração Franqueadora S.A.
Knowledge Network Corporation
Metro Televisión Ltda.
PIK FILM SDN. BHD.
Radio and Television of Slovakia
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, S.A.
RMV Play
SVT – Swedish Television
T18
TG4
TRT – Turkish Radio & TV Corp.
TVP – Telewizja Polska S.A.
VPRO Dutch Public Broadcasting
YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company
ZDF – Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

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