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By Ani Alanakian • 6 days ago

Sleep Walkers by Ani Alanakian

Sleep Walkers is a collection of psychologically driven short stories that explore the fragile boundary between reality and illusion, where human emotions unravel in silence and truth often hides beneath perception. Each story immerses the audience in deeply personal and unsettling experiences—moments where characters are forced to confront loss, identity, guilt, and the unseen consequences of their choices. From a sacred tree bound to human lives, to fractured identities, forbidden desires, and the haunting persistence of memory, these narratives move beyond conventional storytelling into a space where reality does not collapse randomly—it follows a pattern. Blending emotional depth with surreal, cinematic imagery, Sleep Walkers introduces Alanakian’s signature “Truth–Illusion” narrative style—where what is seen cannot always be trusted, and what is felt becomes the only reality. This is not just a collection of stories. It is an exploration of the human mind at its most vulnerable— where every silence carries weight, and every illusion serves a purpose.

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By Wyman Brent • 12 months ago

Aboard A Train

Aboard a Train from Brentango Productions. This is what can happen when a 1948 comic book joke page collides with the fever dream of a forgotten radio play. Every single word in this track comes directly—unchanged and in exact order—from a single page of vintage jokes titled Screamers, found in an old issue of Andy Comics. No additions. Just pure, mid-century madness reanimated as hypnotic spoken word over a looping, cinematic pulse. The result is unsettling, funny, strangely poignant—and completely unpredictable. A dog with record eyes. A man tipping his hat. A shot rings out. Why do I live? This is not nostalgia. It’s resurrection.

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By Zach Busch • 4 years ago

Sleepyhead (short film, 2021)

After a mid-pandemic dating app hookup, a young insomniac wakes up in a luxurious Manhattan apartment where things are not what they seem. Something about his host – and the whole situation – is off. When she reveals that they are not alone, the red flags escalate into a waking nightmare.