The Core Question
What just happened between you and "Joe Sleep"?
No need to judge. Just record how you feel right now.
Overview
Filmed 2 years before his death, this documentary portrays New Brunswick folk artist Joseph Sleep (1913-1978) in his later life. He was born at sea and worked with and around boats, fish, carnivals, and animals most of his life. While convalescing during an extended period in the Halifax infirmary in 1973, he was encouraged to paint. What began is therapy and a pastime developed into a way of representing a lifetime of images and experience
Cast & Crew
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Herald Pearse
Director
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Joseph Sleep
Himself
Love Letters from the Community
Every encounter with this film is unique
