You Can't Sleep Here

You Can't Sleep Here 2023 Directed by Jelmer Wristers

Where do homeless people in Amsterdam find their night’s rest? This short documentary makes poignantly clear what it means to sleep outside as a social outcast. They populate car parks, mini-trailers and the spaces under fly-overs; the homeless people of Amsterdam, whose sleeping habits are spotlighted in this distressing documentary. Filmmaker Jelmer Wristers called on various outdoor sleepers, the camera in their faces, registering how they spend the night in their hiding places. From sleeping on a bench in open air to a 'luxury tent' where a buzzing fly interferes with sleep. And from the solitary loner hiding under boxes and crates to the group sleepers who set out together.

Country Netherlands

Production Country Netherlands

Language Dutch

Spoken Language Dutch

Gnere Documentary

Production Company [Boondocs]

Release Date 23 August 2023

21 mins