StateLikeSleepisafilmaboutthebasicneedforhumanconnectionandlove.Thetitlerefersnotonlytoadoctor'sinadequateyetpoeticdeｓｃｒｉｐｔionofwhatit'sliketobeinacoma,butalsotothepsychologicalstateonecanenterwhendealingwithtrauma;emotionallyclosedoffbutacutelyconscious,ablankexteriorhousingarichinteriorlife.Thestoryenablesthissurrealstatebypairingspiritualdamagewithawkwardhumor,thrillwithmystery,andsexualspectaclewiththesublime.StateLikeSleepfindsloveandhopeinunexpectedplacesasittravelsthroughtheupsanddownsofmourningandloss.