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Cinema of Sleep
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'Cinema of Sleep' is a 2021 Canadian psychological thriller film, directed by Jeffrey St. Jules.Andy Howell, [https://filmthreat.com/reviews/cinema-of-sleep/2/ "Cinema of Sleep"]. 'Film Threat', April 13, 2021. The film stars Dayo Ade as Anthony, a Nigerian refugee staying in a motel room while he waits for his asylum claim to be processed, who wakes up from a strange dream in which he is watching a film of himself being arrested for murdering a woman, only to find the woman from his dream (Getenesh Berhe) actually dead in bed next to him.
The cast also includes Jonas Chernick as Frank, the occupant of the neighbouring motel room, David Lawrence Brown as Detective Smith, and Olunik Adeliyi as Omoni.
The film entered production in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 2019.Lauren Malyk, [https://playbackonline.ca/2019/05/06/inferno-lights-up-cinema-of-sleep/ "Inferno lights up Cinema of Sleep"]. 'Playback', May 6, 2019. In addition to being set against the backdrop of contemporary political issues around immigration, the film also incorporates a number of allusions to classic films.Simon Fuller, [https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/herald/Thriller-shines-a-light-on-immigration-crisis-509857831.html "Thriller shines a light on immigration crisis"]. 'Winnipeg Free Press', May 13, 2019.
The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on April 1, 2021.[https://keyt.com/lifestyle/2021/03/09/santa-barbara-film-festival-unveils-its-2021-lineup/ "Santa Barbara Film Festival unveils its 2021 lineup"]. KEYT-TV, March 9, 2021. The film was subsequently screened in the Borsos Competition program at the 2021 Whistler Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Film and Ade won the award for Best Performance in a Canadian Film.Charlie Smith, [https://www.straight.com/movies/cinema-of-sleep-wins-borsos-award-for-best-canadian-feature-at-whistler-film-festival "Cinema of Sleep wins Borsos award for best Canadian feature at Whistler Film Festival"]. 'The Georgia Straight', December 20, 2021.
St. Jules received a nomination for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film.Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2021/09/24/all-my-puny-sorrows-leads-film-nominees-for-2021-dgc-awards/ "All My Puny Sorrows leads film nominees for 2021 DGC Awards"]. 'Playback', September 24, 2021.
The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, for Best Editing (Dev Singh) and Best Original Score (Darren Fung).Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, Sort Of & Scarborough Lead The Pack"]. 'ET Canada', February 15, 2022.
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