Sleepwalk With Me

Director: Mike Birbiglia, Seth Barrish
Writer: Ira Glass, Mark Birbiglia, Joe Birbiglia, Seth Barrish
Cast: Mark Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Carol Kane, Kristen Schaal, Alex Karpovsky, Marc Maron
Language: English
Theatrical Release Date: August 24, 2012
Distributor: IFC Films
Festivals: Sundance Film Festival
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Tagline: A comedy for anyone who's ever had a dream. And then jumped out a window.

Synopsis: Reluctant to confront his fears of love, honesty, and growing up, a budding standup comedian has both a hilarious and intense struggle with sleepwalking. Cast: Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Carol Kane, James Rebhorn, Cristin Milioti. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance]

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On DVD or Blu-Ray from Netflix.

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