As everything around him changes, Toni must make a choice:

Face an uncertain future or cling to a world that is about to vanish.

Through tender realism and empathy, ‘Sleepless City’ explores family, belonging, and survival amid erasure.Guillermo Galoe’s first feature is a deeply human portrayal of a marginalised community rarely seen on screen. Patient and unhurried, it trusts small gestures and everyday rituals to carry meaning. Scenes accumulate like memories, inviting the audience to listen, to notice, and truly experience the community’s humour, pride and doubt without judgement or sensationalism.

Filmed over several years in close collaboration with the residents of La Cañada, the work unfolds through Toni’s quiet yet watchful gaze, a blend of innocence, resilience, and quiet rebellion. His journey mirrors the struggle of an entire generation caught between dignity and displacement. The film captures fleeting moments of beauty amid the dust and decay of a vanishing landscape in both a coming-of-age story and a political elegy. It is a moving testament to resilience, kinship, and the endurance of light even in the darkest corners of the city.

Festivals: Premiered at Cannes Critics' Week, where it won the award for best screenplay.