DIRECTOR’S NAME: IVAN TALIJANCIC / PRODUCTION COMPANY: WAXFACTORY / COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA / DURATION: 4’ / MUSIC: SOUND BY MIHA KLEMENCIC / CAST: CECILIA ALBERTINI, GILLIAN CHADSEY, RYAN GINGERY, JUN KIM, ERIKA LATTA, MASHA YAKOVENKO / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ANTONIO GIACOMIN / ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: IVAN TALIJANCIC / STYLIST: HAANS NICHOLAS MOTT / HAIR: TAKEO SUZUKI / MAKE-UP: KRISTEN PAYNTER
FILM SYNOPSIS:
Conceived and directed by Ivan Talijancic, WaxFactory’s SLEEPWALKER features a collaboration with artists from Japan and Eastern Europe. In the company’s signature multidisciplinary style, this unsettling new work shadows an actress whose escape from a film studio sets her on a trail of chance encounters during the hours of the night when things take on a particularly eerie glow.
DIRECTOR’S BIO:
Ivan Talijancic is a cross-media artist working in the realms of directing, audio-visual design, movement, installation and new media, as well as a curator and producer. He is based in New York, where he is a founder and co-director on WaxFactory, an international multidisciplinary art collective. His creative work has been presented in many festivals and venues worldwide. www.waxfactory.org
