BRAINSOMNIAC

Dark comedy short film

BRAINSOMNIAC

A hypochondriac, insomniac woman attempts to sleep, but her brain has other ideas.

Two women in matching pink pajamas lie together on teal bedding as one whispers to the other.
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Synopsis

In a darkly-hilarious exploration of mental-health, a hypochondriac, insomniac woman attempts to sleep, but her brain has other ideas.

Using everything in her panic-inducing arsenal, MY BRAIN (personified by Kirsten Vangsness) keeps ME (Allison Munn) up all night with a series of escalating, imaginary emergencies. As the hours tick towards morning, fears of a kitchen-knife-wielding intruder, bladder cancer and early-onset Alzheimer's crescendo with an imaginary heart attack that sends ME running to the ER ... for the second time in a single day.

The diagnosis? Anxiety. ME begs, threatens, and tries to reason with MY BRAIN, desperate for relief. After losing her mind, quite literally in a black void, ME and MY BRAIN finally come together in their quest for happiness in the form of an SSRI. Can anxiety meds quiet her racing mind? ME finally convinces MY BRAIN to try.

Title BRAINSOMNIAC
Genre Dark Comedy
Status Festival materials in progress

Cast & crew

Cast & Crew

Director

Deva Dalporto

Deva Dalporto is a creator, writer, and performer known for comedic viral videos and music parodies, with work that has reached more than 600 million views and been featured by major national outlets.

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BRAIN

Kirsten Vangsness

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ME

Allison Munn

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Two women in matching pink pajamas lie in opposite directions on dark teal bedding.
Two women in matching pink pajamas sit on a bed as one holds a yellow phone.
One woman whispers beside another lying awake on teal bedding.
Two women in pink pajamas sit on a narrow bathroom floor as one cries out.
Two women ride in a car at night, one driving and the other looking concerned.
Two frightened women in matching pink pajamas embrace in a bedroom.
A woman in pink pajamas speaks while holding a striped popcorn cup.
A blonde woman lies awake on a teal pillow in cool nighttime light.
Two women in matching pink pajamas lean toward each other while sitting on a bed.
Two women in matching pink pajamas brush their teeth together.

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