No Sleep Till

Sunday, April 6, 5:30 p.m., @ 2220 Arts + Archives

US Premiere with director Alexandra Simpson, producer Tyler Taormina, and music supervisor Taylor Rowley in person

Sunday, April 6, 7:00 p.m. @ Now Instant Image Hall

Director: Alexandra Simpson
United States/Switzerland, 2024, 93 minutes, DCP

When a coastal Floridian town is threatened by an impending hurricane, a handful of locals feel strangely compelled to stay put in spite of a mandatory evacuation order.

The latest dreamy wonder from the L.A.-based Omnes Films collective, French-American filmmaker Alexandra Simpson’s feature debut is a sensuous, atmospheric Florida hangout movie, and an evergreen depiction of what it feels like to live amid impending environmental turbulence. Over the course of one night, after receiving a storm warning, a group of locals living in a coastal town all decide to remain in place for their own reasons, including a stormchaser (Taylor Benton), a country singer (Violet Strickland) and an aspiring stand-up comic (Jordan Cooley). With a patient yet firmly controlled style, Simpson evokes Chantal Akerman’s Toute une nuit as it floats between these characters at an inflection point, attuned to the variations and patient rhythms of everyday life.

Prior Screenings: 2024 Venice Critics’ Week

Cast: Jordan Coley (Will), Xavier Brown Sanders (Mike), Brynne Hofbauer (June), Taylor Benton (Taylor)

Producers: Tyler Taormina, Elijah Graf Quartier, Jason Simpson, Alexandra Simpson
Writer: Alexandra Simpson
Director of Photography: Sylvain Marco Froidevaux
Sound: Yann Sauvin
Music Supervisor: Taylor Rowley