Short film

Sleepyhead

2021 · 11 min

A disorienting, claustrophobic descent into dream logic that keeps you uneasy and guessing until the unsettling end.

Overview: Following a one-night stand, a young insomniac wakes up in a luxurious Manhattan apartment where things are not what they seem. Something about his host is off. When she reveals that they are not alone, the red flags escalate into a waking nightmare.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, absurd and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, identity, obsession, madness
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
obsession
madness
deception
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Zach Busch
Written by: Zach Busch
Starring: James Baksh, Elise Duffy, Michael Benzinger, Blaine Fuller, Rachael Sonnenberg
Cinematography: Sara Crow
Runtime: 11 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English