Catalogue

The Sleepy Man

color, sound, 25 min
Oona Mekas
scans not available
Narrative
Judith (Oona Mekas) comes home to find a man (John Hawkes) sleeping on her porch-one of the sleepy people. She brings him inside. Over the next 5 days the mystery of the sleepy man grows as Judith becomes ...
Rental format: DVD NTSC
About
Catalogue / The Sleepy Man

About

Judith (Oona Mekas) comes home to find a man (John Hawkes) sleeping on her porch-one of the sleepy people. She brings him inside. Over the next 5 days the mystery of the sleepy man grows as Judith becomes entangled with a gang of roving youth and the ragtag militia who are dedicated to eradicating them. Based on the short story Sleepy People, by Jonathan Lethem. A magical realist love story.

Films
Catalogue / The Sleepy Man

Films

  • Other films by this artist in our catalogue

  • Read More
    The JFK Assassination: Three Decades Later
    Documentary
    Experimental

    The JFK Assassination: Three Decades Later
    Oona Mekas

    color, sound, 24 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • History
    • Political / Social Activism
  • Read More
    MEMORIES OF SOHO: PART ONE
    Documentary
    Experimental

    MEMORIES OF SOHO: PART ONE
    Oona Mekas

    color, sound, 14 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Environment / Nature
    • History
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
Top