The Wakeful Sleeper (2021)
B., a film-maker and insomniac, decides to rescue his hours of insomnia from the void by filming his quest for sleep. The insomniac asks questions about these different states of consciousness and about the difficulties humans have in synchronising their social rhythms and biological ones.
Director: Boris Van Der Avoort
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Boris Van Der Avoort as Himself + voice-over |
| Directing | Boris Van Der Avoort | Director |
| Production | Marie Kervyn | Producer |
| Production | Marie Kervyn | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Aliocha Van Der Avoort | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Isabelle Dumont | Writer |
| Sound | Slavek Kwi | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Aliocha Van Der Avoort | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Boris Van Der Avoort | Writer |
| Sound | Yves Robic | Sound |
| Camera | Yves Pezet | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Charles Bruere | Additional Photography |
| Editing | Boris Van Der Avoort | Editor |
| Editing | Rudi Maerten | Editor |
| Directing | Isabelle Boyer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Simon Jamart | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Boris Van Der Avoort | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Lucas Ruyssen | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Didier Guillain | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Olivier Thys | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Isabelle Boyer | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Miléna Trivier | Color Grading |