I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

2016

1h 22m

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Disc jockey Steve Aoki reveals the driving force behind his passion as he prepares for the biggest show of his career.

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It doesn't break any new ground in the already well-worn "grind till' I die" celebrity documentary buzz/vanity trend, but Steve Aoki's entry offers a cool and interesting peek into the EDM world behind the booth. It's just disappointing that it's such a brief and shallow peek; the film really doesn't succeed in making Aoki seem like a better role model or underdog story than any other EDM star currently out there.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Great documentary of Steve Aoki's life and history!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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So I'm Slightly Bias As I Love The Electro-Techno Scene & Am Always Interested On The New Developments. This Has Some Interesting Insights, But Any Focus On The Dark-Side Of Partying Hard (Drink, Drugs, Sex & Regrets) Is Only Briefly Touched Upon, With The Favour Always Shifting Back To A Puff Piece On Aoki & Hot $hiT Hot He Is..It Is Unsurpring He Gets Quite Afew Haters, He Is Very Out There. But Some Of The Family Side, Business Difficulties & Loss Of Friends (Through Death Or Misfortune) Was Interesting & Refreshingly Different To Hear About...If Only There'd Been More Inference On This..Sadly, Not To Be..So Nothing Too Deep & Insightful Here. Oh well.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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This is really a puff piece. I do admire Steve. There were nonetheless times I felt uncomfortable as I wouldn't normally watch an informercial of this length. Good photography cinematography I would have liked the actual music to feature more The daddy issues thing was a bit repetitive. Cool guy, if this had been 45 mins I would recommend it

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Legit doc: creatively shot, edited and story told- if your making a doc and not having it look like this in the current age of tech and filmmaking= then your wrong and boring.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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A decent watch for Steve Aoki fans.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Justin Krook

Director

Steve Aoki

Self

David Gelb

Producer

Matt Weaver

Producer

Matt Colon

Producer

Happy Walters

Producer

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Inkoo Kang

MTV

Running on empty even at 80 minutes, the film squanders multiple opportunities - to explain what Aoki's work is, to locate his place in the fractured (and infighting) EDM world.

Aug 18, 2016

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Nathanael Hood

Screen Comment

...a documentary of passion bordering on fanaticism, of drive flirting with self-destruction.

Rated: 7/10

Dec 28, 2018

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Matt Donato

We Got This Covered

The world of Steve Aoki is detailed with enough depth to deliver a full, encapsulating picture, even if documentarian Justin Krook might have been able to push a little farther at times.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 23, 2016

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Synopsis

Disc jockey Steve Aoki reveals the driving force behind his passion as he prepares for the biggest show of his career.

Director: Justin Krook
Producer: Michael J. Mailis, Hajime Inoue, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Joanna Shaw
Production Co: MediaWeaver Entertainment
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 22m

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