Wakey Wakey (2012)

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Wakey Wakey: Directed by Adrian Goodman. With Laura Wheelwright, Fabiana Weiner, Shane Nagle, Laura Lattuada. Teen Josie tries to make sense of a frightening world in which a sleep condition blurs her dreams into waking life, and comes under the sway of her sister Samantha, whose dark web of secrets she must unravel.

“A tale of two young sisters, isolated from the world around them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAdd a twist of the sublime with a foreboding sense of curiosity and you have one potent mix for original film making.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA young narcolepsy sufferer Josie lives with her seriously strange sister Samantha.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJosie struggles to grasp the difference between what is real and what is a dream thanks to her unfortunate illness that leaves her in a perpetual state of confusion and helplessness.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHer sister Samantha seems to revel in the realm of the unspeakable. Bound by crippling symptoms ranging from sleep paralysis and hallucinations, Josie finds herself driven deeper into solving the puzzle of her barely grasped reality of conscious life and surroundings.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile Josie struggles to control her world put on hold by her chronic neurological disorder, Samantha toys with a youthful ambiance of creativity mixed with a dark and tempting psychosis that leaves her cold and calculating towards her otherwise compassionate responsibility. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is something undeniably romantic and seductive that lingers in this haunting dark subconscious awakening. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGoodman masterfully creates this horrifying web of deceit, anxiety and confusion that thrives in an isolated setting which is both beautiful and terrifying.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA timeless nightmare set in an architectural maze of shadowy elegance and minimal dialog to complement one killer of a soundtrack.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWakey Wakey, is a visually stunning and delicately surreal journey that will grab your attention right from the get go. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot to be missed.”

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