Sleepover

When her sister who is supposed to be babysitting is preoccupied with her boyfriend, 9-year-old Natalie and her best friend Elle decide to sneak out of the house in the middle of the night and embark on a journey they'll never forget.

  • Claire Barnett
    Director
  • Claire Barnett
    Writer
  • Meagan Solano
    Producer
  • Claire Barnett
    Producer
  • Ava Hyl
    Key Cast
    "Elle"
  • Victoria Joliddie
    Key Cast
    "Natalie"
  • Glenda Macinnis
    Key Cast
    "Theresa (Elle's Mom)"
  • Emma Chase
    Key Cast
    "Sarah (Natalie's sister)"
  • Natalie Novak Remplakowski
    Director of Photography
  • Jessica Li
    Assistant Director
  • Leo Zhang
    1st Assistant Camera
  • Kemal Cuhadar
    Script Supervisor
  • Claire Barnett
    Production Designer
  • Claire Barnett
    Wardrobe
  • Camille Hudson
    Set Dresser
  • Sydnie Kalinofski
    Hair & Make-up
  • Matan Hamam
    Gaffer
  • Greg Corn
    Key Grip
  • Elias Putnam
    Production Assistant
  • Dzan Harba
    Sound Mixer
  • Matthew Magdefrau
    Colorist
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Coming-of-age
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 20, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - NYU Tisch School of the Arts MFA Film Program
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Claire Barnett

Claire Barnett blends the mundane with the otherworldly as she probes the experiences of women living in the American South. Claire received her BFA in Film at the University of Central Arkansas while living in her hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, and is now based in Brooklyn getting her Film MFA at NYU Tisch.

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Director Statement

When I was 7-years-old, my best friend and I snuck out to go to the park when her older sister was busy doing something secret with her boyfriend in the other room. We stuffed pillows under our blankets and turned on Madagascar in our blanket fort to look like we were sleeping before grabbing our sparkly purses filled with fruit-roll-ups. When we came back, her sister was in tears, screaming our names in the front yard. I wasn’t allowed to come over after that. I’ve since learned a lot about my friend’s life that I did not know about at the time, and I look back at this moment very differently now. This film is a little tribute to my very first best friend. And for all the women with friendship bracelets tucked away in a box under their bed, to be returned to reverently and seldomly when they need to remember the kind of bond you can’t break, the kind that’s cotton-candy flavored and covered with pink sparkles.