WAKE (Official Film)

Wake is a short, fictional drama detailing a man's experience of the aftermath of losing his wife and soon-to-be daughter.

The film was completed in collaboration with Last Frame Pictures and ambient artist Alaskan Tapes.

This film is directly in support of mental health. For more information and continuing support, please contact your local support lines. To learn more, visit camh.ca/en/science-and-research/discovery-fund

Shot on ARRI 235 3-Perf with Leica Summilux C's - Kodak 35mm 500T and 250D

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WINNER - Phoenix Short Film Festival - Best Experimental Short
WINNER - Phoenix Short Film Festival - Best Cinematography
WINNER - Beyond The Curve International Film Festival - Outstanding Achievement

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CREDITS

MAN: Michael Wamara @michaelwamara
WOMEN: Brittany Miller @imabadbee
LITTLE GIRL: Lauren Brady

WRITER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Liam Higgins @liamhiggins
DIRECTOR: Martin Klapperbein @martin.klapperbein
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Last Frame Pictures @lastframe

PRODUCER / 1ST AD: Mike Gillespie @mikegillespie
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Julia Batista @juleeagh
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Liam Higgins @liamhiggins
1ST AC: Oleksii Furdiiak @oleksii.furdiiak
2ND AC: Abraham Athodakee @a.thodakee
LOCATION SOUND RECORDIST: Daniel Brackenbury @grand_moule
HAIR & MAKEUP: Irene Brotto @irenebrotto.mua
PA: Chris Lawrence @clawrence.exe
PA: Japi Sandhu @japi.ca
PA: Harmen Baidwan @harmenbaidwan
BTS VIDEOGRAPHER: Mauri DeHaro @mauricideharo
STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER: Kirk Lisaj @largecrewneck
GAFFER: Ivan Karaulov @karaulov_ivan
SWING: Eamon Hillis @eamonhillis
KEY GRIP: Will Minh Le @will.minhle
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Frances Santiago @francesantiago
SET DRESSER: Leala Chi @leala.chi
ART PA: Kennedy Robinson @kennedy.r.creative
ART PA: Ciara Andruski @candruski
ART PA: Michael Le @mi.joh
ART PA: Adrienne McClaren Devenyi

EDITING HOUSE: Outsider Editorial @outsidereditorial
EDITOR: Michael Barker @michaelbbarker
OFFLINE PRODUCER: Kayan Choi @kayanch01
COLOUR HOUSE: Artjail @artjail
COLOURIST: Clinton Homuth @clintonhomuth
COLOUR ASSISTANT: Shay Koshy @theshadykoshy
COLOUR PRODUCER: Alison Maxwell @alsnmxwll
VFX: Vitaliy Havrylyuk @vitaliyhavrylyuk
GRAPHICS STUDIO: Dansch @dansch.ca
TITLE DESIGNER: Daniel Schrempf @_dansch
SOUND DESIGN: Alex Gluch @_gluch
COMPOSER: Brady Kendall (Alaskan Tapes) @alaskantapes

ART DEPARTMENT RENTALS: Josh Turpin @jdwgturps
TALENT MANAGEMENT: The Agency Talent Management @theagencytalentmgmt
TALENT MANAGEMENT: Miracle Management @miraclemgmt
CAMERA RENTALS: Keslow Camera @keslowcamera
CAMERA RENTALS: Ontario Camera @ontariocamera
LIGHTING & GRIP: Doug Cunningham @douglas.cunningham
FILM PROCESSING: Colorlab @colorlabmd
PROCESS POST SUPERVISION: Scott Mueller @scottmueller
FILM PROVIDED BY: Kodak New York @kodak

SPECIAL THANKS
Triton Hall, Jason McCalla, Daniel Shojai, Scott Mueller, Yolanda Crocker, Miracle Kerr, Aleksandra Vujicic, Coffee, Anne Hubbell, Niagara Custom Lab, Brady Kendall, Andrew Dezen, Norm Li, Salomon Ligthelm, Jordan Oram, Andrei Tarkovsky, Becca Gordon, Nicole Soo, Ivy Bregman, Jorden Yen, Monica Bialobrzeski, Minsoo Koh, Kelly Jeffrey, Laura Nordin, Ethan Cabral, Alethea Cassano, Alex Seltzer, Mike Mildon, Blessing Adedijo, Coey Kerr, Greg Kouts, Sahul Rateja, Dean Sleiman, Arman Sadrzadeh, Alyssa Reid.