The Power of Sleep

Leave your cares behind you and discover a world of luxurious slumber with two short films inspired by The Power of Sleep.

In year three of the Artist in Residence programme, Corinthia London tasked filmmakers with making a short film inspired by The Power of Sleep, to be screened at Corinthia London. The submissions were so strong two winners were chosen, aspiring filmmakers Zawe Ashton (best known for acting as Vod in Channel 4’s Fresh Meat), and up-and-coming David Petch, who both enjoyed a one month’s stay at Corinthia Hotel London before directing, editing, and producing two unique film shorts.

Discover how the Power of Sleep unfolds in the eyes of these talented artists in these two short films.

A short film by Zawe Ashton

Two sleepwalkers, Martha and Quentin, check into a hotel as returning guests and live parallel lives during their waking hours. Little do they know that in their sleep, they fall for each other time and time again. The film poses the question: When it comes to human connection, are we actually sleepwalking through our waking lives?

A short film by David Petch.

On the edge of exhaustion, a beautiful singer at the height of her career, Rae Parker waits with her boyfriend manager Caleb for the evening’s performance, Rae appears to have a more personal situation she’d like to discuss. As we are sucked further into Rae’s life we see the boundaries of her perception shift bringing us closer to her more fragile dreamlike view of the world.