Fade (2008)
Can anyone really die from insomnia?
70 min
Arthur Dichter thinks he is dying of insomnia, but the reality is much more frightening. In this surreal puzzle film, Dichter turns from his wife to a private journal to record his deepest fears. Anna knows her husband lives in a waking nightmare where delusions and reality blend, but is powerless to help him. As Arthur's disease gives way to despair, loneliness, and alienation, he and Anna hang onto their last shred of hope. This atmospheric film explores personal identity, marital discord, and contemporary life, turning narrative and chronology inside out to find the darkest corners of the human spirit. With music from avant-garde legends AMM, Art Bears, and Stephen O'Malley's Ginnungagap.
- Release date
- May 1, 2008
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Adia Morris as Chloe
- Emily Fradenburgh as Anna
- M. Scott Taulman as Man in Gas Mask
- Mariska Baranczyk as Worker
- Randy Baranczyk as Two
- George Val Beer as Attendant
- Michael Cook as Worker
- John Edel as Worker
- Derrick Flewellen as Worker
- Matt Franta as Worker
Crew
- Cressa Maeve Áine · Director
- Cressa Maeve Áine · Writer
- Cressa Maeve Áine · Producer
- Eddie Chamberlain II · Composer
- Cressa Maeve Áine · Cinematographer
- Cressa Maeve Áine · Editor
- Matthew Feeney · Casting director