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A Woman Asleep

by Vikki Bardot · Gizem Avcıoğlu

An experimental feature about alienation in a world of constant connection.

Format
Feature
Genre
Experimental drama / essay film
Year
2026
Runtime
80 min
Added
1 Oct 2026

The film examines alienation through shifting female figures and draws inspiration from Georges Perec’s A Man Asleep and its 1974 film treatment.

Why this film matters

Generated images and a synthetic narrator offer a formal way to explore mediated experience. The interesting question is what the editing makes us feel or understand about disconnection, rather than whether individual images appear photographic.

Milliyet Sanat reports selection for Cottbus’s November 3–8 feature competition and a planned Başka Sinema release in 20 Turkish cities in spring 2027. These remain attributed announcements; tickets and a full public stream are not verified. Exact generation models and total budget are undisclosed.

Production notebook

What the makers have disclosed. Credits may be partial.

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Reported creative credits

Director and cinematography: Vikki Bardot. Writing, producing and editing: Bardot and Alkan Avcıoğlu. Music: Tokyo Drifters. Sound: Bardot. Image-operations assistant: Ömer Can Acıoğlu. Studio: Spongeworthy.

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Reported production process

Milliyet Sanat describes two years of work, an image pool exceeding 50,000 shots, and narration using a clone of Bardot’s own voice. These are reported production figures, not an audited shot count.

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