Joe Sleep
Joe Sleep
1977, English. Directed by Herald Pearse.
Filmed 2 years before his death, this documentary portrays New Brunswick folk artist Joseph Sleep (1913-1978) in his later life. He was born at sea and worked with and around boats, fish, carnivals, and animals most of his life. While convalescing during an extended period in the Halifax infirmary in 1973, he was encouraged to paint. What began is therapy and a pastime developed into a way of representing a lifetime of images and experience
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- 0h 27m
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- English
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- 1 January 1977
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Joe Sleep isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1977. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Joe Sleep?
Joe Sleep (1977) was directed by Herald Pearse and stars Joseph Sleep.