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Who Needs Sleep?

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Workers in the motion picture industry frequently work up to 19 hours a day, leading to dangerous sleep-deprivation and excessive time away from their families.

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Todd McCarthy Variety A comprehensive, personal and surprisingly engaging look at how film crews routinely work hours far beyond anything that can be considered safe, healthy or conducive to a balanced life. Jan 27, 2006 Full Review Sura Wood The Hollywood Reporter An informative though not particularly exciting documentary. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Keith H. Brown Eye for Film Rated: 3/5 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review Scott Foundas L.A. Weekly The result is (no pun intended) a powerful wake-up call, not just for Hollywood but for a nation that once fought passionately for the eight-hour workday and now, ever more willingly, works itself to death. Aug 10, 2006 Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Wexler makes it clear that the most victimized are in situations not unlike most Americans... Aug 10, 2006 Full Review Collin Souter eFilmCritic.com We all claim to 'eat, sleep and breathe' our passion and, of course, we want to impress the higher-ups who sign our paychecks, but how much is enough? Rated: 4/5 Feb 11, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Almost makes me not want to get into the movie business. Almost. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Workers in the motion picture industry frequently work up to 19 hours a day, leading to dangerous sleep-deprivation and excessive time away from their families.
Director
Haskell Wexler
Producer
Tamara Maloney
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 18m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital