AWAKE!

Name: AWAKE!
Director: Sophie Jane Austin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-11-10
Cast: Adam Coshan, Lorna Rees, Liam O’Brien, Simmy Singh

Part dream, part documentary

2023 · 10 min · Documentary

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.

Directed by Sophie Jane Austin · Written by Sophie Jane Austin

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Adam Coshan Master of Ceremonies
Lorna Rees Master of Ceremonies
Liam O’Brien Head Apple
Simmy Singh Musician

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