Two boarding school roommates share a strange sleepwalking experience.
Supported by
Community Partner
David Webster, Joel Oulette, Joey Klein, Eric Tzogas, James Hicks
Canada
2024
English
This short is featured in:
VIFF Short Forum 9
Indigenous & Community Access
Credits & Director
Producer
Ashley Shields-Muir
Screenwriter
Connor Jessup
Cinematography
John Ker
Editor
Connor Jessup
Original Music
Casey Manierka-Quaile
Art Director
Kate Ferry
Connor Jessup
Connor Jessup is a Canadian actor, writer, and director, best known for his leading roles in Netflix’s Locke & Key (2020-2022), ABC’s American Crime, and the acclaimed independent film Closet Monster (2015). Jessup is also a writer, director, and producer. His short films have screened at TIFF, Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs, FNC, and many other festivals around the world. In 2018, he directed a documentary portrait of Palme d’Or winning Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul for The Criterion Collection.
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