Incluvie Film Festival Review of 'Sleep No More'
This short film was an overall creative success.

Katie Heaton lives with her older brother, Wes, in their remote childhood home that sits in the middle of nowhere in a small town in Southeastern Oklahoma. Trapped inside the four walls full of bad memories and sadness, the two siblings do all they know how to preserve the peace and quiet, but brace themselves for what is inevitably to come. One day Tommy, an old friend visiting Wes, arrives for an overnight stay. Secrets come out, suspicion is raised, passion ignites and all hell breaks loose.
This short film was an overall creative success.
Disney+ recently released six short films entitled the “Launchpad” collection in which diverse directors tell diverse stories. These shorts are exactly the kind of films we here at Incluvie want to see more of. These are stories of intersectionality, inclusion, and diversity. And every short stars a cluvie!
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