'' Sleepwalking '' is a 2007 dramatic film starring Nick Stahl , AnnaSophia Robb , and Charlize Theron ( who also produces the film ) . It centers on the bonding of a 30-year-old man and his 12-year-old niece after she is abandoned by her mother . The girl is taken in by the state after he loses his job and apartment . The two then depart on a road trip to his father 's farm , a place he and his sister never intended to go back to . ' Sleepwalking ' was an original screenplay by Zac Stanford and was the directorial debut of William Maher . Shooting began in October , 2006 in Moose Jaw and Regina , Saskatchewan , Canada under the working title '' Ferris Wheel '' . It was filmed on a 29-day shooting schedule often under sub-zero conditions . The film featured the song " Come On , Come Out " by A Fine Frenzy . It premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 22 , 2008
2008 Sundance Film Festival
2008 Sundance Film Festival
Sleepwalking (film)