Sleepwalk
First screened in July 2011 / Most recently screened in August 2025

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Director: Sara Driver. Cast: Suzanne Fletcher, Ann Magnuson, Dexter Lee, Ako, Stephen Chen, Tony Todd, Harvey Perr, Steve Buscemi, Richard Boes. Screenplay: Sara Driver and Lorenzo Mans (from a story by Sara Driver and Kathleen Brennon).

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Photo © 1986 First Run Features / Driver Films

In Brief: (2011) Ambitiously shot and edited but I struggled to square story gaps, dream logic, ironic tone.

In Brief: (2025) Aptly titled? Chuckling yet determined, Driver pokes around at new textures and film language, but that's all there is.

VOR: ②  I won't discount out anyone approaching U.S. indie cinema as if no molds have been set, but I all but forgot this the first time and may again.

Grade: C+

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