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All Nighter

“All-Nighter” is a surrealist psychological short film that combines live action and animation to explore the narrative of physical and mental sacrifice as an indicator of the value of one’s work. The film employs surrealist imagery to visualize the physical and mental impacts of this societal mindset, specifically regarding sleep deprivation. The visual distortions, illusions, and hallucinations depicted in the piece are grounded in personal and scientific accounts of experiences with sleep deprivation. The film gradually develops from live-action to animation, reflecting the furthering disconnect from reality when in a sleep-deprived state.