Alan Berliner’s brilliantly edited exploration of insomnia, the science of sleep, and the challenges of balancing art and family is an idiosyncratic blend of the hilarious and deeply personal. Using archival footage from his vast collection, Berliner creates visual metaphors that evoke the workings of a restless mind. Seeking help for his life-long insomnia from no fewer than five doctors, the filmmaker exhausts the discussion of conventional “sleep hygiene” and nearly drives his family crazy with this pursuit. The creative process, an obsessive mind, and the fear of losing both fuel the filmmaker’s search for answers. Only the birth of his first child can get this night owl to consider joining the civilians who make up the day shift.KH