Short film
Light Sleeper
2011 · 4 min
A hushed, hypnotic endurance piece where stillness and slow light become the whole experience.
- Directed by
- John Porter
- Starring
- John Porter
- Overview
- John stars here in his own film, portraying a light-sleeping individual under a blanket of Christmas lights. It was filmed continuously over ten hours, with long exposures on each frame. One version was recorded in 2010, then four new versions were filmed simultaneously in 2011.
- How it feels
- Eerie, melancholic and whimsical. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Isolation, memory, art
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- John Porter
- Starring
- John Porter
