Part I: Francion’s Dream

Part II: Hasofin

Part III: Towards Deep Sleep

Part IV: The Sleeping Self

DVD Deep into Sleep

Two films and two interviews,
a.p.r.e.s Editions, 2016

Duration : 85’
Langage : French with english subtitles
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Deep into Sleep (39', Virgile Novarina, 2016) "A literary and philosophic exploration of the various stages of sleep, with Michel Butor, Clément Rosset, Pierre Pachet and Jean-Luc Nancy."

Around Sleep, (12', Virgile Novarina, 2005) Around Sleep is built like a wildlife documentary focused on sleepers. It tells the story of a day, from morning to night. The only characters are sleepers and yawners who were filmed in public transports or places as well as in private surroundings. The film is divided into four parts: The Morning, The Train, The Yawn and The Evening. It contains seven quasi-subliminal images (1/12 to 1/24 of a second), which are generally perceived by the audience.

First interview : Michel Butor, the Dream int the Writing (18', Virgile Novarina, 2016). Michel Butor looks at his entire work through the prism of dreaming: the dreams of the characters in his novels, his book « Matière de rêve » and his poetry like a waking dream.

Second interview : The Strength to Sleep (14', Virgile Novarina, 2016). Pierre Pachet looks back at two of his books: « Nuits écroitements surveillées » and « La Force de dormir ». He describes how his interest in sleep led his desire to write.

Extracts of the two interviews

Screenings

2018	Alençon	Scène Nationale 61, exposition Recto Verso, 30 mars. Plus d'infos : http://www.scenenationale61.com
2017	Big Bear Lake, USA	Festival Angealica, Adventure in Art & Ecology, Septembre 18 - 24th, Big Bear Lake, San Bernardino, California, USA. Plus d'infos : http://www.angaelica.com
2017	Tampa , USA	Silver Screen Film Festival, du 16 au 18 juillet, TAMPA PITCHER SHOW, 14416 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618, USA. Plus d'infos : http://silverfest.net
2017	Toronto	ReelHeART International Film Festival, 3 - 8 juillet, Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G3. Plus d'infos : http://www.reelheart.org
2017	Perpignan	Festival International du Livre d'Art et du Film (FILAF), Cinéma Le Castillet, du 19 au 25 juin 2017. Plus d'infos : http://www.filaf.com
2017	Paris	Université Paris Diderot, colloque Pierre Pachet, un esprit aux aguets, 20 et 21 juin, amphi Buffon. Plus d'infos : http://ufrlac.lac.univ-paris-diderot.fr
2017	Nazareth, Israël	Near Nazareth Film Festival, 15-17 mai 2017. Plus d'infos : http://www.nnfestival.tk
2017	New Delhi, Inde	Whatashort Independent Independant Film Festival, 8 & 9 Juillet, Instituto Cervantes, Connaught place, New Delhi.
2017	Scarborough, USA	All Seas Film Festival, Janvier 2017. Plus d'infos : http://www.allseasfilmfestival.com
2017	Bucarest	12 Months Film Festival. 3rd Place Experimental Film. Plus d'infos : http://12mff.com
2016	Pune, Inde	Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival, 25th & 26th Dec 2016, Auditorium, Kushal Swarnali, Kharabwadi, Chaakan - Talegaon Road, Chaakan, Pune - 410501. Plus d'infos : http://csiff.meditativeyoga.in
2016	Copenhague	International Monthly Film Festival, plus d'infos : http://www.internationalmff.com
2016	Guadalajara, Mexique	The first edition of the FIC AUTOR (Author's International Film Festival) took place from November 10 to 17, 2016 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, in Cineforo Universidad. Plus d'infos : http://www.ficautor.com
2016	Lakkasandra, Inde	The Access Code Short Film Festival is a festival with specific goal of supporting and promoting photography and fresh filmmaking talent. It is a festival where films from a wide spectrum intersect. Lakkasandra, Bangalore, Karnataka 560030. Plus d'infos : http://accesscodesff.blogspot.fr
2016	Timisoara	The Festival Short to the Point (STTP) is an international network of distribution, broadcast and promotion of short films. STTP offers professionals and amateurs the opportunity to see their short films projected in unconventional cinemas across Romania and Germany. Plus d'infos : http://spunepescurt.ro
2016	Lucinges	Fête du livre, en hommage à Michel Butor, Association Livres d’Artiste 74 Michel Butor, plus d'infos : http://www.lucinges.fr/events/fete-du-livre-dartiste
2016	Barcelone	Barcelona Planet Film Festival, plus d'infos : http://barcelonaplanetfilmfestival.weebly.com
2016	Ludhiana, Inde	Lake View International Film Festival, Punjab Bhawan. Plus d'infos : http://www.lviff.net/september-2016
2016	Nieuwmoer, Belgique	Festzaal « De Schuur », Moving Pictures Festival Nieuwmoer (Kalmthout), vendredi 26 août à 20h, entrée libre. Plus d’infos : http://movingpicturesfestival.be
2016	Paris	La SCAM, 6 avenue Vélasquez, projection de « Virgile dort, 6 esquisses pour un film » (22’, Jean Seban, 2013) et de la version définitive du film Au cœur du sommeil, en présence de Michel Butor, Pierre Pachet, Clément Rosset et Jean Seban. Plus d’infos : http://www.scam.fr/detail/ArticleId/3982/Au-coeur-du-sommeil et http://www.jeanseban.fr/JS/Virgile_Dort_1.html
2015	Avallon	La Tannerie 89, samedi 2 mai 2015, projection d’une version provisoire dans le cadre de la résidence d’artiste de Virgile Novarina pour le projet de Bulle Paradoxale. Plus d’infos : http://www.tannerie89.fr et un article http://www.valleeducousin.fr/spip.php?article264

By the same director

After studying Mathematics and Physics, Virgile Novarina (born in 1976) devoted himself to the artistic exploration of his own sleep through writings and drawings, and the sleep of others through photographs and videos. He has published eight books of "Ecrits et dessins de nuit" (Night’s Writings and Drawings) and has exhibited his work in France, Germany, Portugal, in Spain, in Polen and the United States. Since 2006 the very act of sleeping has become an integral part of his work, through the “En Somme” (French language pun, meaning "all in all" or "sleep in progress") series of performances, during which he sleeps publicly in shop windows, galleries or museums.

In 2002 Virgile Novarina befriended Jean-Olivier Hucleux, whom he regularly filmed from 2005 to 2009. "Jean Olivier Hucleux, du travail à l'oeuvre" (from the work to the artwork) is his first documentary. Previously he made "Autour du sommeil" (Around sleep 2004, 12 min.), a short film unfolding on the course of one day whose only characters are sleepers and yawners.