« Losing Sleep »

Losing Sleep presents interview footage of a self-confessed computer hacker who is struggling with chronic insomnia. His work on the computer has become such an all-encompassing cyber-world, that for him returning to the grounded physical world is a frightening endeavour.

‘Giving in’ to sleep seems like a violent surrender. Yet only by submitting to simple physical acts, such as a long, deliberate walk late at night, can he find any rest.

Produced  •  Virtual Image Productions
Direction, camera, and editing  •  Douglas Porter
Sound recording  •  Jane Porter
Funding  •  Canada Council for the Arts
Format  •  14:27 minutes • SD • NTSC • © 1996
Distribution  •  www.vtape.org

Screenings
» VIDEONALE.scope#8 •
June 21, 2021 • Cologne • Germany
» TRANSMEDIALE FESTIVAL •
February 3 2017 • Berlin • Germany
» CFAT MEDIA TRAIN: ARRIVING BERGEN •
November 18,19 2006 • USF Gallery • Bergen • Norway
» RENDEZVOUS WITH MADNESS •
November 14 2004 • Toronto • Canada
» BEST OF OBERHAUSEN •
November 23 2001 • Carleton University • Ottawa • Canada
» INTERNATIONALE KURTZFILMTAGE •
May 03-08 2001 • Oberhausen • Germany
» YYZ GALLERY •
October 28 – November 20 1998 • Toronto • Canada
» 1998 BRITISH CANADIAN VIDEO EXCHANGE •
October 24 1998 • London • England
» VIPER VIDEO FESTIVAL •
May 19-25 1998 • Lucerne • Switzerland
FRAGILE ELECTRONS: TWENTY YEARS OF COLLECTING VIDEO ART •
April 17 – June 7 1998• National Gallery of Canada • Ottawa • Canada
» MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW CINEMA AND NEW MEDIA •
June 5-15 1997 • Montréal • Canada
» TRANSMEDIA VIDEOFEST •
May 23 – June 1 1997 • Berlin • Germany
» ATLANTIC FILM FESTIVAL •
September 20-28 1996 • Halifax • Canada