Joe Sleep (1977)
• January 1st, 1977 • 0h 27min
Documentary
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
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
untitled minneapolis project
Released on: 2025-05-16
Documentary
A homeless man living in a encampment in Minneapolis tells his perspective on the ongoing crisis of ...
Wann ist der Mensch betrunken?
Released on: 1957-01-01
Documentary, TV Movie
In order to determine the ability to drive after drinking alcohol, three men take various tests when...
Prinzessinnenbad
Released on: 2007-05-31
Documentary
A film about three teenagers - Klara, Mina and Tanutscha - from the Berlin district of Kreuzberg. Th...
Kids On Ice
Released on: 2014-10-21
Documentary
Quiet towns across rural Australia are in the grip of an Ice epidemic. Major international drug cart...
Drogenproblem Alkohol
Released on: 1995-01-01
Documentary
A typical group of young people get together at the weekend. Drinking is part of it because, accordi...
Somebody's Daughter
Released on: 2008-01-01
Documentary, Drama
Because of the internet's accessibility, anonymity, and affordability, pornography addictions have r...
Chuck Close
Released on: 2007-01-01
Documentary
Chuck Close, an astounding portrait of one of the world's leading contemporary painters, was one of ...
Focus On Heroin
Released on: 1971-01-23
Documentary
This film points out the risks of being a heroin addict. Explains that addicts cannot be identified ...
beer cans under my bed
Released on: 2024-03-08
Drama, Documentary
This short, started early on into sobriety, finished about nine months in, is a collage of diaries a...
But... Seriously
Released on: 1994-03-25
Documentary
A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.
Cézanne: Portraits of a Life
Released on: 2018-01-23
Documentary
Dedicated to the portrait work of Paul Cézanne, the exhibition opens in Paris before traveling to Lo...
Ich. Immendorff
Released on: 2007-05-31
Documentary
Documentary film about the painter and sculptor Jörg Immendorff who ranks among the most important G...
What Did You Take?
Released on: 1971-01-23
Documentary
Stresses recognition and treatment of drug abuse emergencies, accurate identification of symptoms, a...
Pass It Around
Released on: 2022-11-13
Documentary
Documentary about living with an addict and grappling with the genetic propensity of becoming one.