TROUBLE SLEEPING

TROUBLE SLEEPING is an experimental documentary piece by Michèle Saint-Michel. Part of her PTSD Suite, an experimental documentary collection that includes seven individual films. Each film explores a specific symptom (or grouping of symptoms) of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Borrowing a narrative storytelling approach from director Lizzie Borden, Saint-Michel shares vignettes, allegories, poetry, and sometimes dictionary entries, to create a liminal world where the center of many Venn diagrams overlap.

  • Michèle Saint-Michel
    Director
    Lost Sock Collection, School of Life, Don't Tell Me I'm Beautiful
  • Jules in Trouble
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 30, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Archival
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Great Wave Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    October 17, 2020
    World Premiere
  • Mexican Institute of Cinematography via FILMINLATINO
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    April 15, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Fisura International Festival of Experimental Film & Video
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    February 18, 2022
    Central American Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Michèle Saint-Michel

Michèle Saint-Michel is an artist, experimental filmmaker, and author. Designed to promote healing, her works encourage healthy coping and recovery from difficult experiences. Saint-Michel’s work is deeply rooted in experiential time and cultural constructions of the feminine.

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Director Statement

People with PTSD may wake up frequently during the night, have difficulty falling back asleep, or may wake up earlier than they intended. Also, even if sleep does occur, it is often not good, restful sleep. Nightmares are also common.