I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2016 film)


I'll Sleep When I'm Dead is a 2016 Grammy-nominated documentary film about American DJ and producer Steve Aoki. It debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released on Netflix on August 19, 2016. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Music Film in 2016.

Background

It was directed by Justin Krook and was produced by David Gelb, Matthew Weaver, Happy Walters and Matt Colon. Production of the documentary started in 2014, during the time when Aoki's Neon Future album was released. A Facebook Live interview with Aoki was conducted by Katie Couric in support of the release of the documentary on August 24, 2016. Aoki told Krook, "I’m letting you take a picture of me naked and showing the world."

Premise

The documentary shows the life of Steve Aoki as a DJ and producer, and as a family man at home in Japan. Aoki's relationship with his father, owner of the restaurant chain Benihana, was also shown. Interviews with family members, and DJs and musical artists such as Diplo, Tiësto and will.i.am took place. We Got This Covered described the film as "a fine look into the life of Steve Aoki, exposing both the positives and negatives in his life that have led to mainstage superstardom" and gave it a 3/5 review.

Cast

Credits adapted from IMDb; sorted in alphabetical order and all roles of the cast are by themselves.