WAKENER | Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror Journey | Sci-Fi Short Film

Venture into a realm where cosmic horror meets visionary storytelling as acclaimed writer/director Anthony Ferraro pays homage to the enigmatic world of H.P. Lovecraft with his latest sci-fi short film: "Wakener."

"BEWARE WHAT CASTS THE SHADOW CALLED OUTER SPACE"

Wakener is a Sci-Fi Horror film that follows a broken and haunted ship technician and a young, honorable military officer. Their paths collide when a ghost ship powered by tech outlawed centuries ago mysteriously appears at Point Station. The station's chief officer orders the ship secretly investigated for nefarious reasons. As a result, the Technician and Officer are compelled to fulfill an ancient and catastrophic destiny.

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
ANTHONY FERRARO

STARRING
RHOMEYN JOHNSON
NIMO PURCELL

FEATURING
SAPNA GANDHI
ANTHONY DI PETRO
AND
JONATHAN CASTILE

CINEMATOGRAPHER
JON SCHWEIGART

ORIGINAL SCORE
MATTHEW PATTERSON CURRY
OLIVER CHAPOY

SOUND DESIGN
MARTIN CARRILLO

VISUAL EFFECTS
JAMES BONNER
CLINT CARNEY

PRODUCERS
CLINT CARNEY
ERIC MICHAEL KOCHMER
ANTHONY FERRARO

KEY MAKEUP
KRISTEN PICKRELL

STATION EXTRAS
JULIA HORVATH & JOSH GIBSON

GAFFER
JAKE MACPHERSON

FIRST AC
NOAH FRASSETTO

SOUND RECORDIST
ALEX ANIKIN & ALEKSII LAPTEV

SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
CHRISTINA GRAY & JULIA HORVATH

PRODUCTION DESIGNER
ANTHONY FERRARO

CREATURE CREATION
JAMES BONNER

SPACE SHIP MODELS
MUKLIS SADEWO

COSTUME & PROPS
ANTHONY FERRARO

OFFICER ONI BODY ARMOR
JIM LOGAN

KEY PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
JULIA HORVATH

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
JOSH GIBSON

CATERER
IT CATERING

BTS PHOTOGRAPHER
ROSS KOLTON

LOCATION
JLFX STUDIOS, BURBANK CA

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Written, Directed & Edited: Anthony Ferraro


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[LeafyNebula]

Short films are becoming the new classics

[cobaltprime]

I love cosmic horror. And cosmic horror in the cosmos is so cool.

[juanansi]

“Grief action clearance”
Man! This is genius!

[Michael.Kilsby]

Just watched Wakener and loved it. it is fantastic and you are fantastic and doing something I have wanted to all my Life and now at 55 years old I am Going to. You are an inspiration. I would sell my soul to make a Doctor Who film

[danofthedead]

"I don't speak helmet" is a great line.

[azmike]

Fashions and makeup have evolved here for sure. Especially Octopus-Head.

[dfailsthemost]

I don't think I would ever be able to ignore any statement like "You have to see what's in this lab immediately!"

[BodarkZuluYT]

That technician was incredible. Lol. The best part of the whole thing.

[vnom]

I think my favorite part of this whole thing is that of all the campy acting, the technician was easily the most natural and believable speaker of every single person. Perfect tone and cadence to match a natural discussion over that "I am acting" cadence.

[sammckissock]

I like it. Cosmic horror has a strange appeal to it.

[francoiseprecheur]

C'est une histoire qui n'a ni queue ni tête !

[xetaprime]

"You do not have Heroic Action clearance at your current level" LOL!

[DennnisB]

The technician was the greatest actor...

[SleddogMicker]

Good thing that ship was “Noo-coo-lar.” 😂😂😂

[helbent]

Great film! It's like Call of Cthulhu meets Traveller. The look is 70's-80's SF so it's the right period.

[AaronTilby]

Neil Breen levels of writing and acting here.

[jakegordon]

The complete misunderstanding of nuclear reactor technology just adds to the old sci-fi feel lmao

[gidkath]

Huh. After watching a heap of...less reputable Youtube leavings (I need something to do while I'm working out), this one caught me off-guard. There's actual *layers* here, little bits and pieces and stray scraps of conversations and character interactions that speak of realism and depth and an infinitely bigger universe. And all in less than twenty minutes.

Wow. In the best possible sense: wow.

[darkgoth]

I'm looking forward to Wakener 2: The Arguing

[gwventura]

That would be really cool if you continued this story.