Short Film: Sleepbreaker (2023)

Spoilery Synopsis

A woman puts down her phone and goes to sleep. She dreams of something disturbing. Twice. She gets up to take a sleeping pill and tries to go back to sleep. Ever have one of those nights where it’s just not happening?

It’s even worse when she does get to sleep…

Commentary

It starts out with “I can’t sleep” and soon changes to “I don’t want to sleep,” bringing up echoes of “Nightmare on Elm Street,” but it’s not that at all. The ending points more toward “The Ring” than anything else. From the on-screen text, it’s clearly made in Russia, but what little dialog there is all in English.

It’s short, but it’s good!