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Sleepless Until I Die

World Premiere
Available online: 22/03/2025
Director Chorong Yang & Jiaqi Yu
Choreographer Chorong Yang
United States 2024
9 minutes
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Three people tormented by relentless anxiety and prolonged sleeplessness, slowly lose their human forms.

Synopsis

Three people tormented by relentless anxiety and prolonged sleeplessness, slowly lose their human forms. As their condition worsens, they evolve into monsters, doomed to an eternity without rest.

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Three people tormented by relentless anxiety and prolonged sleeplessness, slowly lose their human forms. As their condition worsens, they evolve into monsters, doomed to an eternity without rest.

Full credits

Section
International Student Competition
Director
Chorong Yang & Jiaqi Yu
Choreographer
Chorong Yang
Production countries
United States
Production year
2024
Duration
9 minutes
Producer
Chorong Yang and Jiaqi YU
Distribution
Jiaqi Yu

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