Part of BAMcinemaFest
Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 7:30pm
Introduced by Mike Birbiglia and Ira Glass
NY PREMIERE
Directed by Mike Birbiglia
Co-directed by Seth Barrish
Produced by Ira Glass, Jacob Jaffke
Cinematography by Adam Beckman
Edited by Geoffrey Richman
With Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn, Carol Kane, Cristin Milioti, Aya Cash
(2012) 81min
We are proud to open the fourth edition of BAMcinemaFest with a spectacular screening in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House of the New York premiere of comedian Mike Birbiglia’sSleepwalk With Me, introduced by Birbiglia and co-writer Ira Glass, followed by a BAM-wide party for ticket holders.
Complimentary beer lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery
This hilarious and poignant autobiographical film stars Birbiglia as a bartender at a Park Slope comedy club who moves in with his long-term girlfriend (Lauren Ambrose). Struggling with his relationship and his stand-up career, he also battles an extreme form of sleepwalking where he acts out his dreams—even going so far as to throw himself out of a second story window. Both earnest and surreal, this bittersweet ciné-memoir won an audience award at Sundance and was a selection at SXSW. Features appearances by comics Kristen Schaal, David Wain, Marc Maron, Wyatt Cenac, and more. An IFC Films release.
