Who Needs Sleep? | BFI | British Film Institute

Year: 2006

Production Country: USA

Directed by Haskell Wexler
Featuring Richard D. Zanuck / John Sayles / Roy H. Wagner

Documentary looking at the adverse affects on life, health and families of the long hours culture of work in the USA, particularly in the film industry. Considers the death of camera operator Brent Hershman, who died in a car crash caused by fatigue after several long working days. Argues for a better system of hours and payments.

Cast & credits

Cast

on-screen participant Richard D. Zanuck
on-screen participant John Sayles
on-screen participant Roy H. Wagner
on-screen participant Dick Montagne
on-screen participant Douglas Hart
on-screen participant Tyne Daly
on-screen participant Bruce McCleery
on-screen participant Whitney McCleery
on-screen participant Saul Landau
on-screen participant Kenneth Zunder
on-screen participant Annette Bening
on-screen participant Don Duffield
on-screen participant Stella Tzanidakis
on-screen participant Leslie Holleran
on-screen participant Kriston Mann
on-screen participant Michael Everett
on-screen participant Hope Parish
on-screen participant Deborah Hershman
on-screen participant John Lindley
on-screen participant Richard Donner
on-screen participant Nelson Powell
on-screen participant Richard Masur
on-screen participant Julia Roberts
on-screen participant Bruce Doering
on-screen participant Ralph Nelson
on-screen participant Leonard Klady
on-screen participant John A. Lawrence
on-screen participant William C. Dement
on-screen participant James Pagel
on-screen participant Eve Van Cauter
on-screen participant Conrad Hall
on-screen participant Kate Hall
on-screen participant Rita Taggart
on-screen participant Conrad Hall Jr
on-screen participant Vilmos Zsigmond
on-screen participant Roger Deakins
on-screen participant Steven Poster
on-screen participant Gilbert Cates
on-screen participant Sam Mendes
on-screen participant George Spiro Dibie
on-screen participant Tom Short
on-screen participant Darrel Drobnich
on-screen participant Frank R. Pierson
on-screen participant P. Scott Sakamoto
on-screen participant Paul Newman
on-screen participant Tom Hanks
on-screen participant David B. Agus
on-screen participant Craig Dibona
on-screen participant Anastas N. Michos
on-screen participant Netta Bank
on-screen participant Karen Rosa
on-screen participant Bruce Green
on-screen participant Tom Sigel
on-screen participant Billy Crystal
on-screen participant Nicola Pecorini
on-screen participant Roderick E. Stevens
on-screen participant Tom Stern
on-screen participant James Ellis
on-screen participant Tim Wade
on-screen participant Herman O. Jett
on-screen participant Nick Counter
on-screen participant Denise Strong
on-screen participant Caleb Deschanel
on-screen participant Susan Hall
on-screen participant Vittorio Storaro
on-screen participant Lori Stone
on-screen participant Alan Disler
on-screen participant Andrew Davis

Credits

Direction

Director Haskell Wexler
Co-director Lisa Leeman

Production

Production Company Institute for Cinema Studies
Producer Tamara Maloney
Scroll Production Manager Leslie Ward
Post-production Supervisor Ethan Boehme
Production Assistant Colin Lawrence
Researcher Zanna Williams
Researcher Ferrah Hassen

Photography

Director of Photography Haskell Wexler
Additional Cameras Joan Churchill
Additional Cameras Alan Barker
Additional Cameras Tamara Goldsworthy
Additional Cameras Rita Taggart
Additional Cameras Kevin Mckiernan
Additional Cameras Sonia Angulo

Special Effects

Motion Graphics Shaun Peterson

Animation

Animator Stuart Allan

Editing

Editor Tamara Maloney
Editor Lisa Leeman
Assistant Editor Tracee Morrison
Assistant Editor Mo Perkins
Assistant Editor Juli Kang
Assistant Editor Adam Lipsius
Assistant Editor Colin Lawrence

Design

Illustrator Rick Detorie

Titles

Titles yU+co.

Music

Music Greg Landau
Guitar/Melodica/Trumpet Camilo Landau
Bass Geoff Brennan
Keyboards Steve Carter
Saxophone/Clarinet Melesio Magdaluyo
Guitar J.P. Cuttler
Guitar Greg Landau
Timer/HD: Music Supervision Brooke Wentz

Sound

Sound Operator Alan Barker
Sound Operator Andrew Amondson
Sound Operator Jeff Wexler
Sound Operator Forrest Thurman
Sound Engineer Gil Perez
Post-production Sound Outpost
Re-recording Mixer Dave Nelson
Sound Post-production Manager Deldep Medina
Sound Editor Dave Nelson
Pro-Tools Editor Miik Dinko
Pro-Tools Editor Holly Thompson

Consultant

With special thanks to Kevin Mckiernan
With special thanks to David Wexler
With special thanks to Saul Landau
With special thanks to Garrett Brown
With special thanks to Martin Sheen
With special thanks to François Duhamel
With special thanks to Paul Ferrazzi
With special thanks to Alex Trebek
With special thanks to Michael Childers
With special thanks to John Toll
With special thanks to Petra Holtorf
With special thanks to Sarah Coatts
With special thanks to John De Graff
With special thanks to Tony Costa
With special thanks to Madeleine Most
With special thanks to Dante Spinotti