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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 01/27/2006
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. Go to Full Review Sura Wood The Hollywood Reporter 01/26/2006
An informative though not particularly exciting documentary. Go to Full Review Keith H. Brown Eye for Film 12/07/2007
3/5
Scott Foundas L.A. Weekly 08/10/2006
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. Go to Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat 08/10/2006
Wexler makes it clear that the most victimized are in situations not unlike most Americans... Go to Full Review Collin Souter eFilmCritic.com 02/11/2006
4/5
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? Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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03/03/2009 Almost makes me not want to get into the movie business. Almost. See more Read all reviews
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Haskell Wexler

Director

Tamara Maloney

Producer

Haskell Wexler

Cinematographer

Lisa Leeman

Co-Director

Lisa Leeman

Film Editing

Tamara Maloney

Film Editing

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Movie Info

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
Production Co
Outpost Studios
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 18m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital