Short film · Thriller
Sleepwalker
Written & directed by Conor Brodie
A girl wakes up at night in the middle of nowhere, seemingly abducted by strange forces, and must find her way home through the dangerous streets of Los Angeles.
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01 · Story
About the film
The closer she gets to home, the more corrupted individuals increase their pursuit of her.
Sleepwalker is one of my early short films and the second short film I wrote and directed. I was involved in every part of the production, from pre-production through to the final edit.
I served as the executive producer, coordinating with actors, crew, VFX artists, the score writer, music producers, and locations. On set, I directed and worked as director of photography. In post-production, I edited the video and audio, coordinated with my score composers, and completed the sound design for the final cut.
Scheduling conflicts ultimately forced me to cut roughly half of the original script. Even with that constraint, I’m proud of the original concept, the adapted version we were able to produce, and the finished film.
02 · Contribution
My roles
This was a highly hands-on project, with responsibility across creative direction, production, cinematography, post-production, and on-set logistics.
- Writer
- Director
- Executive Producer
- Director of Photography
- Editor
- Sound Design
- Location Manager
- Casting Director
- Costume Design
- Poster Design
03 · Development
From script to final cut
The film changed substantially during production, but the constraint became part of the creative process.
The final film required a condensed version of the story because of scheduling conflicts, while the original script preserves the fuller concept and structure I initially wrote.
04 · Gallery
Film stills
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