Who Needs Sleep?
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Haskell Wexler
Greg Landau
Lisa Leeman
Tamara Maloney
Tamara Maloney
Dave Nelson
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Ahhh, 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.
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Released in United States January 2006
Released in United States Summer August 11, 2006
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Spectrum) January 19-29, 2006.
Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Spectrum) January 19-29, 2006.)
Released in United States Summer August 11, 2006
