Crude Awakenings

It seemed like a typically quiet night... but the most unexpected encounter leads Chris to a difficult choice.

When a lonely artist becomes obsessed with a stationary bike in his basement, he begins to suspect a mysterious presence is haunting him.

Gary spends most of his time daydreaming, imagining himself in the movies he loves. With the arrival of a new classmate called Debbie, he feels an immediate attraction towards her, but without the confidence to approach her, he processes his feelings in a dreamlike way. That is until he meets her in reality, causing the thin line between dream and reality to collapse as he faces raw feelings he has never experienced before.

3 high school friends go on a week-long getaway in the wilderness to clear their heads, unfortunately, the environment only heightens their emotions.

Based on the play by Caryl Churchill, this film shows the Jewish journey from Russia in 1903 to Palestine in 2009. It humanizes and visualizes the progression from oppressed to oppressors whilst imploring it's audience for open conversation and empathy.

A short example of how one small act of kindness spreads.