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Produced by The Institute for Cinema Studies Written and Directed by Haskell Wexler Producer: Tamara M. Maloney Producer's Associate: Kinga Dobos Editors: Lisa Leeman, Tamara Maloney Music: Greg LandauAhhh... the glamorous life in Hollywood. Or is it? Film crews routinely work sweatshop hours, often clocking 15 to 18 hour days at the expense of their families, their health, their well-being, and even their lives. In 1997, after a 19-hour day on the set, assistant cameraman Brent Hershman fell asleep behind the wheel, crashed his car, and died. Deeply disturbed by Hershman's preventable death, filmmaker and multiple-Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler shows how sleep deprivation and long work hours are a lethal combination. WHO NEEDS SLEEP? is a commentary on our quality of life.With ENGLISH and SPANISH SUBTITLES. The Institute for Cinema Studies is a non-profit foundation dedicated to producing socially, politically and educationally relevant movies that deal with the important issues of our times.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 5 reviews)
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Blame it on the IATSE by Bentleyboy (Grasse, France)  5 Stars
October 03, 2009
These film crew people working in the film industry have very strong unions, I believe the camera people are unionized by the IATSE.
Other unions in American were able to manage to have work hours reduced for their members over the decades. But apparently IATSE failed miserably in so doing, which necessitates its members working these preposterous 15-19 hour work days, like modern-day slaves.
Now I finally understand why many small independent productions and producers dislike trade unions and want to shoot their films non-union. Unless you want to kill your own people, you cannot do these ultra-long union hours with them.
Thank you, Haskell Wexler, for brining this serious issue to the public's eye. I had no clue something liek this was still possible in America today.
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American worker? Watch this by Dutch Angle (Los Angeles, CA USA) 5 Stars
May 24, 2009
This video is almost unheard of in mainstream media. Despite the crucial subject matter, this video hasn't been made widely available by the very studio system that it is critical of.
While Academy Award winning, Haskell Wexler exposes the cost in lives and lifestyles that the film and television industry takes on it's front line working crews, this important film points out a much broader problem affecting the American worker in general.
Europeans value time with family, time to travel and time to recover from illness. Americans have forgone those necessities and have been pushed by corporations into a paradigm of taking the most pride from unmatched productivity, for the gain of the company.
The title, "Who needs sleep" exemplifies Americas drive to "be the best", to be the most productive, and to outwork the competition. At a huge cost.
The film industry as a whole functions and maximizes profits by demanding a 13-14 hour work day and a 5-6 day production week. So, while crews are paid "overtime", they trade for it with their health, their families and their lives.
14 hours working leaves 10 hours a day to drive to and from work, eat, sleep, shower and shave. Oh, and fit in help with your kid's homework.
Know an Attorney, Doctor or Politician that wants to be succeed? He's putting in 60-70 hours a week, too. At minimum!
Know somebody supporting a family on minimum wage? They're working two, three or four jobs, totaling 60-80 hours a week just to scrape by on our shameful bottom wage scale.
The situation is endemic in America. We pay for "better" lives by trading in the things that make our lives best.
Who Needs Sleep?
We all do.
Buy this movie, Watch this movie, Share this movie.
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Who Needs Sleep DVD by Sabrina R. Brunner 5 Stars
May 09, 2008
The service was very professional and I received the product in great shape and right on time. I was very satisfied!
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SEVERELY required viewing - MANDATORY - for anyone in this industry by Jim Conrad 5 Stars
December 26, 2007
The 1997 death of Brent Hershman was the seminal event which inspired Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler to undertake this documentary. Hershman's untimely demise was the result of contiguous sleepless days/nights on jobsite. Briefly, a cause celebre coalesced. Intent upon ending sweatshop hours in the film/television production industry, the movement lost steam after an auspicious beginning. With uncanny specificity, all this coincided with my own awakening to the urgent gravity of this issue within our industry. About the time Wexler was considering this documentary, I'd begun to broach the subject within the production community in Texas, and even drafted a very preliminary "compact," submitted to established professionals for feedback. Though response was overwhelmingly positive, various obligations eventually sidelined any extracurricular projects...but I never lost interest in this subject. Something--this documentary--finally emerged dealing in depth with this subject, and I CANNOT IMAGINE ANYONE IN THIS INDUSTRY GOING ANOTHER DAY WITHOUT SEEING IT.
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We All Need Sleep by Victor E. Littlejohn (New York) 5 Stars
October 06, 2007
This film hits home, outstanding. Being a film technician I have experenced all these things first hand and a change is needs to be made and this is a start. I recommend this film all. Great work.
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