Insomnia
Sleep hunting strategies of the sleepless
Video by Janet Lees, music by Max H
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Janet LeesDirector
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Project Type:Experimental
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Runtime:1 minute 11 seconds
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Completion Date:October 1, 2021
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Country of Origin:Isle of Man
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Janet Lees is a lens-based artist and poet. Her films have been selected for many festivals and screenings, including the Aesthetica Art Prize, the International Vidoepoetry Festival, and the Zebra Poetry Film Festival. Her art photography has been exhibited around the world and her poetry is widely published and anthologised. She has had two books published: 'House of water', a collection of her poems and art photographs, and 'A bag of sky', the winning collection in the Frosted Fire Firsts prize hosted by the UK's Cheltenham Poetry Festival.
In various ways I'm chronicling what it feels like to be human at a time when human activity is having a devastating effect on life on earth. I use the camera as a storytelling machine rather than a documenting device. I think film, photography and poetry are among the most important means of creative expression in our times.