Experiencing Interruptions?

This Will Make You Sleep Instantly

An insomniac director is endlessly browsing his video feed. Out of nowhere a magical video appears, claiming it can make one sleep instantly.
One click starts an innocent surrender to deep meditation. Our hero has to figure out what matters to him the most. The dream inside the sleep, or the wake-up call inside life?

  • Michalis Langas
    Director
  • Michail Langas
    Writer
  • Anna Boronea
    Producer
  • Nikolaos Brahimllari
    Key Cast
    "The Director"
  • Nikky Athan
    Key Cast
    "The Sleeper"
  • Andrei Sas
    Cinematographer
  • Miruna Ilas
    Production Designer
  • Matthew Bernard
    Editor
  • Sad Mask Party
    Soundtrack
  • Andrei Boanta
    Sound Design & Mixing
  • Stefania Grigorescu
    Colourist
  • Ciaran Shea
    1st Assistant Director
  • Nicole Diaz Arias
    Production Assistant
  • Ines Silva
    1st AC / Focus Puller
  • Jasper Maberly
    2nd Assistant Camera
  • Cosmin Filisan
    Gaffer
  • Preet Mhatre
    Lead Electrician
  • Loukas Panagiotidis
    Production Sound Mixer
  • Miruna Ilas
    Set Decorator and Costume
  • Leandro Annunziato
    Hair and Make up Artist
  • ShepherdTone
    Post-Production by
  • Theodoros Tziatzios
    VFX Artist
  • Stefano Moscone
    Assistant Editor
  • Ada Shepherd
    Foley Editor
  • RantArt
    Graphics & Titles
  • Panos Vlassas
    BTS Photography
  • RantArt
    BTS Photography
  • Sue Austen
    Health and Safety
  • Alex Falkenberg
    Driver
  • The Greek Pot
    Catering
  • Fomo Rentals
    Camera & Grip Equipment
  • Giorgos Tserkezov
    Extras
  • Stefanos Zafeiriou
    Extras
  • Renia Sakatzidou
    Extras
  • Eleftheria Katsikia
    Extras
  • Panos Vlassas
    Extras
  • Argy Kara
    Extras
  • Georgios Antonoglou
    Extras
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 8, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Sony FX6 DCI 4K ProRes RAW
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Michalis Langas

Michalis is an award-winning Greek Writer-Director based in London. By day, a mild-mannered Dr Jekyll of Dentistry, at night his cinematic Mr Hyde comes seeking the dark side, creating surreal experiences for screens of various sizes.
His passion for the cyclical dialogue between structure and aesthetics have been shaping his practice from very early on. This “battle” has developed into a percolating process where aesthetics sometimes create structure.
He is currently developing a slate of short and longform projects.

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Director Statement

The beginning of "This Will Make You Sleep Instantly" happened to myself during a night I couldn't sleep. I came across a video titled as such. My first reaction was “really?”
The aggressive marketing, the commercialisation of a chronic problem like insomnia, the horrendous A.I. universe aesthetics and their endless repetition made me angry. Pretty suspicious of a video that claims instant sleep and lasts 11 hours.
These thoughts were vigorously painted on my stunned face while getting immersed in the flamboyant contents of the TV screen.
The afterthought of those contradicting emotions gave birth to the "what if this video actually worked" idea.
We all re-live our life when we wake up. Sleep is a transition. Some individuals experience every day as a micrography of life. Birth – life – death.
In their daily ritual of taking their dying breath in bed at night, they reflect on their day through their memories and regrets. Optimists win the battle. They have a pulsating, quiet sense of adequacy. Pessimists lose it. They get insomnia, they get bitter.
When the worlds of optimism and pessimism collide, they give birth to art.
Art is the illegitimate child of love and reality. Art is going to solve all of the problems we never had. Art is cool.