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This is the official trailer for the IFC Films release "Sleepwalk With Me". In theaters August 24, 2012 Follow "Sleepwalk With Me" on Twitter: @sleepwalkmovie 'Like' "Sleepwalk With Me" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SleepwalkMovie Official Website for "Sleepwalk With Me": www.sleepwalkmovie.com Official IFC Films "Sleepwalk With Me" page:http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/sleepwalk-with-me A comedy for anyone who's ever had a dream. And then jumped out a window. A Film By Mike Birbiglia DIRECTED BY: Mike Birbiglia PRODUCED BY: Jacob Jaffke & Ira Glass WRITTEN BY: Mike Birbiglia & Ira Glass & Seth Barrish & Joe Birbiglia EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Alissa Shipp, Brian Bedol, & Ken Lerer CAST: Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn, Carol Kane, Cristin Milioti, Alex Karpovsky, David Wain, Marc Maron, John Lutz, Henry Phillips, Wyatt Cenac, Kristen Schaal, Jesse Klein, Aya Cash, Emily Meade, Philip Ettinger, Loudon Wainwright III, Marylouise Burke, Ira Glass, Ben Levin, Lucy DeVito, Chike Johnson, Sondra James, Danny Borbon, Amanda Perez, Dr. William Dement, Alan Wilkis, Kevin Barnett EDITED BY: Geoffrey Richman, A.C.E. DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Adam Beckman MUSIC COMPOSED BY: Andrew Hollander PRODUCTION DESIGN: Tania Bijlani CASTING BY: Jennifer Euston, C.S.A. COSTUME DESIGN BY: Ciera Wells MUSIC SUPERVISION BY: Anthony Roman & Lilah Wilson COMPANIES: IFC Films, Bedrocket Entertainment, Official Comedy, WBEZ Chicago's 'This American Life', Secret Public Productions ABOUT: "I'm going to tell you a story and it's true... I always have to tell people that," so asserts comedian-turned-playwright-turned-filmmaker Mike Birbiglia directly to the viewer at the outset of his autobiographically inspired, fictional feature debut. Birbiglia wears his incisive wit on his sleeve while portraying a cinematic surrogate. We are thrust into the tale of a burgeoning stand-up comedian struggling with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship threatening to race out of his control, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore. Based on the successful one-man show, SLEEPWALK WITH ME engages in the kind of passionate and personal storytelling that transfigures intimate anguish into comic art. Produced and co-written by Ira Glass (WBEZ Chicago's "This American Life"), SLEEPWALK WITH ME features a stellar supporting cast that includes Lauren Ambrose ("Six Feet Under"), Carol Kane (Taxi), James Rebhorn (Meet the Parents), Cristin Milioti ("30 Rock"), and a sampling from the who's who of today's stand-up scene. Bursting with sincerity, Mike Birbiglia's foray into the medium marks the invigorating emergence of a strong and poignant American voice, at once hilarious and heartbreaking. ACCLAIM: "One of the best films ever made on the subject of stand-up comedy." - Jacob S. Hall, Movies.com "A funny and insightful movie. I could have watched it for ten hours." - Judd Apatow "Not just the funniest movie that I saw at Sundance, but the funniest movie that I've seen in the last year." - Mike Ryan, Moviefone FESTIVALS & AWARDS: 2012 Sundance Film Festival: WINNER - Best of NEXT Audience Award 2012 Nantucket Film Festival: WINNER - Best Writer & Director: Mike Birbiglia 2012 SXSW Film Festival: Official Selection 2012 BAM Cinemafest: Opening Night Selection 2012 Independent Film Festival Boston: Opening Night Selection 2012 Just for Laughs Film Festival: Official Selection 2012 Seattle International Film Festival: Official Selection