AWAKE!

Part dream, part documentary

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2023 / 10min.

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Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

AWAKE is a short experimental documentary about a liminal moment in the calendar - midwinter - observed by the inhabitants of a small rural village in England. A time outside time, magic is everywhere and anything is possible. Bearing witness to this turning point, the inhabitants gather for a wassail - a centuries old thanksgiving ritual in which folk gather to honour the slow return of the sun and bless the apple trees whose fruit are essential to the village ecosystem, not least the crumbles, juice and cider that sustains them throughout the year.

Directors

Sophie Jane Austin

Actors

Simmy Singh

Adam Coshan

Liam O’Brien

Lorna Rees

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