Sleep and the City | Shaunak Sen & Aman Mann | TEDxNizamuddin

Sleep, conventionally analysed only in medical or psychological terms, is explored by Shaunak Sen and Aman Mann in its many more multi fold aspects. They talk about how society affects sleep, how sleep affects society and how public urban areas play an important role in where the not-so-fortunate of the society get to rest and recharge. Their documentary "Cities of Sleep" explores the struggle of the homeless in the national capital of New Delhi, in finding a spot to sleep; and the spaces and institutions that are encountered in the process.


Shaunak Sen is an independent filmmaker, video/new media installation artist and cinema research scholar based in New Delhi. His feature length documentary film 'Cities of Sleep' was completed this summer. The documentary explores the underbelly of informal ‘sleep trade’ that occurs every night in unexpected nooks and corners of the city as the homeless gather each night to avail a temporary home for rest. Shaunak has met many intriguing characters whilst his midnight escapades in the capital and will share some of the most interesting stories with us.



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