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Jamie Sisley is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who recently wrote and directed Stay Awake, a narrative feature film that premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the 2022 Cinema Vision 14plus Award and the Special Mention in Generation section.
Feb 25, 2022 · Small-Town Americana: An Interview with Director Jamie Sisley. Jamie Sisley’s cinematic repertoire explores onerous topics with ease. Having previously dissected themes like life as a migrant and the tangled nature of America through documentary, his latest film project analyses the tragic cascade of addiction.
- Alison Hugill
Jamie Sisley is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who recently wrote and directed "Stay Awake," a narrative feature film that premiered at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival, where it won the AG Kino Gilde Auteur Award and was Honorable Mention for the Crystal Bear.
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- Film And Media Arts
Apr 20, 2022 · Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus, and director Jamie Sisley discuss their experience making Stay Awake alongside Chrissy Metz. The trio also highlights Chrissy Metz's incredible performance and positive...
- Perri Nemiroff
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- Senior Producer
Aug 15, 2023 · Stay Awake: Directed by Jamie Sisley. With Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus, Chrissy Metz, Cree. Confronting a serious and common problem of rural families across the country with human mix of humor and levity.
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- Jamie Sisley
- 2023-08-15
May 18, 2023 · The delicate coming-of-age process is curbed by one family’s struggle with a so-called “crisis” in Stay Awake, writer-director Jamie Sisley’s feature debut. Of course, the crisis at hand is the opioid epidemic, and the afflicted party is a tight-knit family living in a small Virginia town.
With »Stay Awake,« Emmy-nominated director Jamie Sisley tells the story of two teenage brothers who must deal with the prescription drug addiction of their mother. The film—which is based on Sisley’s very own childhood experiences—sheds light on the struggles of a middle-class family in small-town America.
