Experiencing Interruptions?

I Can't Sleep Without You

Lisa and Dan share a common disorder: since getting dumped neither of them has been able to sleep. As they navigate the perilous world of modern dating, the opposite sex reacts to their invitations to come home with them with the hope of a sleeping quite differently. Lisa is inundated with attention, while Dan gets doors slammed in his face, but all they want is a good night's rest.

  • Joe Jatcko
    Director
    No Place for Nonbelievers
  • Joe Jatcko
    Writer
    No Place for Nonbelievers
  • Joe Jatcko
    Producer
    No Place for Nonbelievers
  • Bob Sandberg
    Producer
  • Lauren Lakis
    Key Cast
  • Nick Ferrucci
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 4, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Joe Jatcko

Joe Jatcko is a native Coloradian always on the hunt for stories that challenge the structures around us. He has produced feature films, documentaries, and traveled to the developing world to highlight the work of local and global organizations. An award-winning writer and director, his plays have been produced coast to coast and his short films have screened at festivals in the US and abroad.

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Director Statement

As a lifelong insomniac, I've always been interested in exploring the kind of second life I had where most everyone I knew was asleep. Love, like sleep, had become equally mysterious and it occured to me that the two forces had a lot in common--at least for me. Neither could be forced, and still, either could occur without warning and knock you out just as hard.

When I read about a woman in China who supposedly hadn't slept since childhood, the whole thing immediately cauterized in my brain. What if there was a disorder where the person's ability to sleep was directly tied to the person they were sleeping next to? And how would it make them come off if they were trying to date but mostly just to get a good night's sleep?