While You Are Asleep

While You Are Asleep — Plot

Framed as a mother’s bedtime narration to her child, this short documentary observes a city at night, revealing the factories, tram depots, and essential services that operate while most people sleep. Directed by Andrzej Wajda, the film turns nocturnal labor into a quiet civic portrait, emphasizing the unseen workers whose efforts sustain daytime life.

• Release date
• January 1, 1953
• Runtime
• 11 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Andrzej Wajda