Sleep (2013 film)

Sleep is a 2013 film directed by Juha Lilja consisting of approximately 1 hour long takes about Lilja himself sleeping naked. Multiple camera angles are used, and the film also contains dream sequences, which are shot on a drone and a motorcycle. The film premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2015[2][3] as a part of its Signals 24/7 theme, which was focusing on how the attention economy and technological improvements have changed society.[4] Other films from the director have been screened in festivals in Asia and USA.[5]

Sleep
Film poster
Directed byLilja Juha
Written byLilja Juha
Produced byLilja Juha
Edited byLilja Juha
Running time
8 hours[1]
CountrySweden

The film was released 50 years after the release of Sleep from American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol. The 2013 remake explores how modern technology has made it easier for anyone to produce such monumental length films.[1] Warhol had originally planned Sleep to be an 8-hour film. According to his memoirs, he had said to Gerard Malanga: "Wouldn't it be fabulous to film Brigitte Bardot sleeping for eight hours."[6] Because of technical difficulties it was not possible at the time. Lilja's version was made to reach the 8 hour goal.[7]

In 2023, 10 years after its release, the movie got unexpected traction after being associated with the sleepstreaming phenomenon. In a couple of days it gained more than 100,000 new views on YouTube.[8] On March 8, 2023 Juha Lilja reported in his YouTube channel that YouTube had removed the video because of violation of sex and nudity policy.[9] This policy states that nudity may be allowed when the purpose is educational, documentary, scientific or artistic, and not gratuitous.[10] In his video about the event, Juha Lilja stated that he was sad because the decision means that YouTube thinks Sleep is not art.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Sleep (Juha Lilja)". International Film Festival Rotterdam. January 20, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  2. "Suomalaismiehen alastonvideo valittiin elokuvafestareille". Iltalehti. January 15, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. "Juha Liljan alaston video pääsi Rotterdamin elokuvafestivaaleille". Kouvolansanomat. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  4. "Signals: 24/7". International Film Festival Rotterdam. January 2, 2015. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  5. Markkula, Jyri (August 18, 2017). "Juha Lilja on tietotekniikan asiantuntija ja elokuvien tekijä". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  6. Davis, Deborah (2015). The Trip: Andy Warhol's Plastic Fantastic Cross-Country Adventure.
  7. Sleep (DVD). Juha Lilja. 2015 [2013].{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. Hall, Jake (August 27, 2023). "Horny! Guys! Sleeping?". Slate. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  9. Lilja, Juha (March 8, 2023). "Now it happened. YouTube removed my movie Sleep, after it had gained more than 100000 views.". YouTube. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  10. "Nudity & sexual content policy". YouTube. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  11. Lilja, Juha (director) (March 8, 2023). No more sleep! (Motion picture). Finland: Lilja, Juha.


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