Project Detail

The Wake

Synopsis

The Wake is a dark comic tale set at the wake of a strange urban hero. The accidental arrival of a man who never knew the deceased sets off a chain of events that will unravel a mystery, a death and a root canal.

Callum Campbell believes he has a gift to bring people together, that fate has chosen him to be an earthbound cupid. He spends his life finding other people their soul mates, but by doing so is left alone.

Hannah Welles is obsessed with death. She views it as a way of seeing life more clearly, and will stop at nothing to have her moment to experience death first hand and value the beauty of life.

Donald Jacobs is mad. In the final few months of his life he dresses as a character from his favourite novels. He becomes the character Sir John Greystone, a Wyrm hunter, and performs acts of bravery and daring do on the streets of London.

The Wake is the story of these three people and how death brings them together.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Features
Running time
93 mins
Format
mini-DV
Director
Paul Williams 1st Feature
Producer
Scott Charnick
Co-Producer
Scott Charnick
Editor
Paul Williams, Paul Terry
Screenwriter
Paul Williams
Director of Photography
Eugen Gritschneder
Production Designer
Helen Stimpson, David Lewis
Sound
Elina Kokkonen
Composer
Paul Terry
Principal cast
Daniel Carter-Hope, Brigitte Jarvis, Chris Courtenay, Francé Costello, Daniel McLeod, Kathleen Kimi, David Adeane, Stuart Olesker

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Evil Hypnotist Productions Ltd

40 Hyland Way
Hornchurch
Essex RM11 1DW
UK

T +44 (0) 7980 545002

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

Frank and Percy Frank and Percy

Director: Sean Mathias

Year: 2026

When two older men cross paths whilst walking their dogs on Hampstead Heath, casual chat about the weather and bad hips slowly gives way to something deeper. As their friendship blossoms into an unexpected romance, they must decide whether to take a chance on love. With sharp humour and touching moments, FRANK AND PERCY is a heartfelt life affirming tale that proves it’s never too late to love again.

Fly Little Bird Fly Little Bird

Director: Johannes Boesiger

Year: 2026

Judith, an American singer-songwriter struggling with addiction, flees her Jewish relatives' West Bank settlement and finds refuge in Ramallah with Leena, a British-Indian journalist, and Rafiq, a Palestinian photographer. Judith falls in love with Rafiq and reconnects with music through local DJ Amira, but when her grandfather threatens military intervention, Leena escorts Judith to London. Rafiq doesn't follow. Although Judith performs again, her freedom and artistic expression prove fragile.

A man in a dark room illuminated by red light that is being held on the ground by another person Tales of the Underworld

Director: Darren S. Cook

Year: 2026

Told through the eyes of a journalist digging too deep - exposing a ruthless criminal empire where missing men, police informants, and shifting loyalties make survival a dangerous game.