“Wake” By Martin Klapperbein

Wake is a short, fictional drama about the aftermath of a man's experience of losing his wife and soon-to-be daughter. The film was completed in collaboration with Last Frame Pictures and ambient artist Alaskan Tapes.

The short film IN MEDIAS RUSH is an experimental cinematic journey into the depths of a manic mind. A poetic retro-sci-fi narrative unfolded in a string of unsettling tableaus that encapsulates the male protagonist’s ambiguous feelings about his birthday. While balancing between realities in his silent struggle with severe mental illness, we plunge into the film at a neatly orchestrated birthday party. The protagonist is accompanied by his girlfriend, and they are drinking cocoa on the couch in their mutual home. The setting breathes pure perfection, but through the voice over we sense that another reality is soon to be revealed. With one foot on the accelerator, he is heading towards the edge. The thematic focal point of IN MEDIAS RUSH is mental health problems among young adults, and the social/personal consequences related to the existing taboo on the subject. The film wishes to formulate an honest cinematic space in which words, sound, and image artistically interprets and articulates some of the perspectives related to especially bipolar, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. IN MEDIAS RUSH was nominated in the category 'Best Danish Short Film' at Copenhagen Short Film Festival in 2020. Original title: IN MEDIAS RÆS Directed by: Esben Persson -------------------- DK: IN MEDIAS RÆS IN MEDIAS RÆS er en filmisk rejse ind i dybderne af et manisk sind. En ung mand fejrer sin fødselsdag, mens hans tanker tordner afsted. Med en uvillig fod på speederen har han kurs mod kanten. FR: IN MEDIA RES IN MEDIA RES est un voyage dans les profondeurs d’un esprit maniaque. Un jeune homme fête son anniversaire tandis que ses pensées se multiplient. Malgré lui, il se dirige vers un point de non-retour. -------------------- Cast: Peter Alexander Bach & Amanda Overby Drew Director // Script writer // Set designer // Costume designer // Editor // Speaker: Esben Persson Photographer // Editor: Lasse Mølsted Producer: Latifa Lykke Ben Mabrouk Assistant producer: Cecilie Creutsberg Music composer: Martin Bejder Sound designer: Mads Hye Chief Lighting Technician: Rasmus Bruun Liboriussen VFX: Jonas Fonnesbæk Lodahl Colorist: Kristopher Paterson Graphic designer: Jakob Toft Kristensen -------------------- Shot on RED Monstro 8K with Lomo Squarefront Anamorphics.

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Credits

MAN: Michael Wamara
WOMEN: Brittany Miller
LITTLE GIRL: Lauren Brady

WRITER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Liam Higgins
DIRECTOR: Martin Klapperbein
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Last Frame Pictures

PRODUCER / 1ST AD: Mike Gillespie
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Julia Batista
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Liam Higgins
1ST AC: Oleksii Furdiiak
2ND AC: Abraham Athodakee
LOCATION SOUND RECORDIST: Daniel Brackenbury
HAIR & MAKEUP: Irene Brotto
PA: Chris Lawrence
PA: Japi Sandhu
PA: Harmen Baidwan
BTS VIDEOGRAPHER: Mauri DeHaro
STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER: Kirk Lisaj
GAFFER: Ivan Karaulov
SWING: Eamon Hillis
KEY GRIP: Will Minh Le
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Frances Santiago
SET DRESSER: Leala Chi
ART PA: Kennedy Robinson
ART PA: Ciara Andruski
ART PA: Michael Le
ART PA: Adrienne McClaren Devenyi

EDITING HOUSE: Outsider Editorial
EDITOR: Michael Barker
OFFLINE PRODUCER: Kayan Choi
COLOUR HOUSE: Artjail
COLOURIST: Clinton Homuth
COLOUR ASSISTANT: Shay Koshy
COLOUR PRODUCER: Alison Maxwell
VFX: Vitaliy Havrylyuk
GRAPHICS STUDIO: Dansch
TITLE DESIGNER: Daniel Schrempf
SOUND DESIGN: Alex Gluch
COMPOSER: Brady Kendall (Alaskan Tapes)

ART DEPARTMENT RENTALS: Josh Turpin
TALENT MANAGEMENT: The Agency Talent Management
TALENT MANAGEMENT: Miracle Management
CAMERA RENTALS: Keslow Camera
CAMERA RENTALS: Ontario Camera
LIGHTING & GRIP: Doug Cunningham
FILM PROCESSING: Colorlab
PROCESS POST SUPERVISION: Scott Mueller
FILM PROVIDED BY: Kodak New York

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.

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