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Directed by | Justin Krook |
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Starring | Steve Aoki |
Cinematography | Michael Dwyer |
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Music by | Duncan Thum |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead is a 2016 American documentary film about DJ and producer Steve Aoki. [1] [2] It debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released on Netflix on August 19, 2016. [3] [4] [5] It received a Grammy nomination for Best Music Film in 2016. [6] [7] [8] [9]
It was directed by Justin Krook and was produced by David Gelb, Matthew Weaver, Happy Walters and Matt Colon. [10] Production of the documentary started in 2014, during the time when Aoki's Neon Future album was released. [11] A Facebook Live interview with Aoki was conducted by Katie Couric in support of the release of the documentary on August 24, 2016. [12] Aoki told Krook, "I’m letting you take a picture of me naked and showing the world." [13]
The documentary shows the life of Steve Aoki as a DJ and producer, and as a family man at home in Japan. [14] Aoki's relationship with his father, owner of the restaurant chain Benihana, was also shown. [15] Interviews with family members, and DJs and musical artists such as Diplo, Tiësto and will.i.am took place. [12]
Credits adapted from IMDb; sorted in alphabetical order and all cast members played themselves.
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