In Russia, nearly 70 million tons of waste remain untreated — a problem whose real impact won’t strike today, but the generations after us. This is a story about harm that travels through time, reaching those who come next.

Director’s Vision for ‘Are You Awake?’

We’ve all been stuck on the hamster wheel. Wake up. Stay inside. Work another precious day of your life away. Try to remember the interests you used to have. Order the same food you ate last Thursday. Lay in bed at 8pm because you’ve run out of things to say. Some more adaptable humans took up living room aerobics, while divorce rates and homelessness sky rocket.

Getting out of bed is a powerful act. It’s brave. We choose to live each time we place our feet on the rug. Thats when the story started for me – I wanted to watch what happens on the day you decide you’ve had enough. Powerless to change the world around you, so you’re simply crushed by the weight of your own sheets.

Are You Awake? is a deeply intimate story following a person who no longer sees the point of it all. With sprinkles of sci-fi and mystery, the film highlights the dread of staleness, the impact of a bad idea, and the role of companionship in a world weary to step outside. Feature script available.