THE WAKE

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A restless 15-year-old has spent his life surrounded by death, raised in his parents' funeral business in a small town. Viewing his alcoholic father as profiting from the dead, our hero does him one better leading to some unexpected consequences.

Director
Luis Gerard
Time
0:23:35
Country
Puerto Rico, Canada
Genre
Drama
Year
2022

Awards Nominations

(to name a few)

Cleveland, OH
United States
April 7, 2022
Cleveland international Film Festival
Honorable Mention

Tirana International Film Festival
Best Live Action Short
2022

HollyShortsLos Angeles
United States
Official Selection
2022

Mexico City
Mexico
September 6, 2022
Mexico premiere
Honorific mention "Best Iberoamerican shortfilm of fiction"

Director

Luis Gerard

Growing up in Puerto Rico, Luis spent his youth in the projection room of his father’s cinema room.
His first success, a 35mm black-and-white silent short that was an official selection at the prestigious Venice Film Festival.
Branching into advertising, Luis has won numerous international awards.
In 2022 released his new short film, THE WAKE.

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Screening

Screenings venue schedule Online Screenings / Ticket Reservation
VenueFutakotamagawa Rise Studio & Hall2023.06.16 [Fri] 13:30 – 15:20
VenueOnline Grand Theater2023.06.26 [Mon] – 2023.07.10 [Mon]

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KODANSHA Ltd.

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

Xperia

Milbon CO., LTD.

Hoppy Beverage co.

NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.

Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.

Indeed Japan K.K.

The JIKEI COM Group of Colleges

TOKYU COPRORATION

its communications Inc.

Digital Innovation Partner

Deloitte Digital

Creative Partners

AOI Pro. Inc.

TYO Inc.

dwarf studios

Media Partners

J-WAVE, Inc.

CONDÉ NAST JAPAN

TOKYO HEADLINE

Media Supporters

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Kinema Junposha., Ltd

ORICON NEWS

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Festival Supporters

MORI Building

Equipment Supporter

LED TOKYO

War and the Power
To Live Program Special Support

International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)

Official Tote Bag

ROOTOTE

Tokyo Tokyo Festival

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