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WIDE AWAKE
USA, 2005, 86 MIN
DIRECTED BY ALAN BERLINER
EAST COAST PREMIERE
Fitful and troubled by the trivial and the profound, by anxiety and opportunity, by the past and the future, festival favorite Alan Berliner (Nobody’s Business, FFF 1997; The Sweetest Sound, FFF 2001) simply can’t get a good night’s sleep. However, unlike most insomniacs, he possesses the craft to create a gorgeous portrait of his obsessiveness, inspiring both laughter and terror at what is wrought in the unrested mind. Using delightful archival footage, flawless research, tempestuous interviews with the Berliner Repertory Company (a.k.a. his articulate and somewhat exasperated family members), and his most intimate associate—the lens of his own camera—Berliner’s WIDE AWAKE unlocks the manias, dangers, and even opportunities that lurk in the darkest hours of the night. This lively film transcends Berliner’s own sleeplessness to speak to the nature of creativity and the human challenge of living in the shadow of the clock. Berliner fans will welcome this latest offering from the modern master of personal documentary filmmaking.

Preceded by:

GRANDMA DOROTHY’S HOUSE
USA, 2005, 9 MIN
DIRECTED BY NOAH KASTELOWITZ-LIEBERMAN
WORLD PREMIERE
Grandma Dorothy has NEVER thrown anything away, so along comes the county with a quick cure for her compulsive hoarding: condemnation and demolition. Music by Penguin Café Orchestra underscores this quirky portrait of chaos.