Project Detail

The Awakening

Birdie Pictures Ltd/ Consec Industries Ltd/Henchmen Productions

Synopsis

Mike lives alone in a quiet English village. He wakes one morning with muddy feet. To see what’s happening at night, he sets his phone to record when he goes to bed. When he follows the footage of his sleepwalking self, Mike begins a journey from wakefulness to horrifying nightmare.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

Details

Year: 2023
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 14 min 48 sec
Format: ProRes 4K UHD
Director: Al Campbell
Producer: Charlotte Surtees
Executive Producer: Phil Temple, Al Campbell, Nat Saunders, James Serafinowicz
Editor: Mike Holliday
Screenwriter: Al Campbell, Nat Saunders, James Serafinowicz
Director of Photography: Mattias Nyberg
Production Designer: Samantha Harley
Sound: Bob Newton, Ben Hood
Composer: Toydrum
Principal cast: Daniel Mays, Hannah McClean, Michael Armstrong

Genre

Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Birdie Pictures

HKX Building
3 Pancras Square
London
N1C 4AG

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