Woken

Woken
Woken
Directed by	Alan Friel
Screenplay by	Alan Friel
Produced by	Brendan McCarthy; John McDonnell; Deirdre Levins; Marina Marzotto; Mattia Oddone;
Starring	Erin Kellyman; Maxine Peake;
Cinematography	Richard Kendrick
Edited by	Breege Rowley, Chris Gill & Manuel Grieco
Production; companies	Fantastic Films; Propaganda Italia; Rocliffe Ltd.; Bankside Films;
Distributed by	Blue Swan Entertainment (Italy);
Release dates	March 1, 2024 (DIFF); July 4, 2024 (Italy);
Running time	90mins
Countries	Ireland; Italy;
Languages	English; Italian; Irish;

Woken is a 2024 sci-fi dystopian thriller film starring Erin Kellyman and Maxine Peake. It is written and directed by Alan Friel in his feature length directorial debut.

Synopsis

Anna is being nursed to health by Helen and Peter on a remote island in the North Sea after waking up with no memory, pregnant, and in the middle of a worldwide pandemic.^[1]

Cast

Erin Kellyman as Anna
Maxine Peake as Helen
Ivanno Jeremiah as James
Corrado Invernizzi as Peter
Peter McDonald as Doctor Henry
Oscar Coleman as Joshua

Production

Friel and Peake previously worked together on his short film Cake. The film is produced by Fantastic Films and Propaganda Italia. Screen Ireland awarded €700,000 funding to the project. Filming took place in April 2022 on Fanore Beach in County Clare. Bankside Films are handling international sales for the project.^[2] Filming wrapped in June 2022 after 5 weeks, filming also took place at the University of Limerick.^[3] The film has support from the Italian Ministry of Culture. Prosthetics and SFX make-up are overseen by Chiara Bartoli, visual effects by Giuseppe Squillaci, with post-production being handled in Italy. Robbie Ryan is handling the photography and Tony Kearns the editing.^[4] The film’s production is by Stephen Kelliher on behalf of Bankside Films, and Brendan McCarthy, John McDonnell and Deirdre Levins for Fantastic Films, and by Marina Marzotto and Mattia Oddone for Propaganda Italia. Stephen Kelliher and Sophie Green are Executive Producers for Bankside Films. Phil Hunt and Compton Ross are acting as Executive Producers for Head Gear Films with Niamh Fagan as Executive Producer for Screen Ireland.^[5]

Release

The film was screened at the Dublin International Film Festival on 1 March 2024, and was released in Italy on 4 July 2024 by Blue Swan Entertainment.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Erin Kellyman, Maxine Peake Set for Irish Thriller 'Woken' Directed by Alan Friel". Variety. 8 April 2022.
^ Corr, Julieanne. "Irish beach the scene for new feature film". The Times.
^ "Scenes from Irish thriller Woken filmed at University of Limerick". ul.ie. 8 June 2022.
^ "Alan Friel is now shooting psychological sci-fi thriller Woken". cineuropa.org. 8 April 2022.
^ "Bankside Films share first look still for Alan Friel's sci-fi feature Woken starring Maxine Peake and Erin Kellyman". screenireland.ie.
^ "Dublin International Film Festival's 2024 Submissions are now open | The Irish Film & Television Network". iftn.ie.
^ "Irish Thriller Woken starring Maxine Peake Wraps filming in Limerick and Clare". Ilovelimerick.ie. 2 June 2022.

External links

Woken at IMDb

[1] "Erin Kellyman, Maxine Peake Set for Irish Thriller 'Woken' Directed by Alan Friel". Variety. 8 April 2022.

[2] Corr, Julieanne. "Irish beach the scene for new feature film". The Times.

[3] "Scenes from Irish thriller Woken filmed at University of Limerick". ul.ie. 8 June 2022.

[4] "Alan Friel is now shooting psychological sci-fi thriller Woken". cineuropa.org. 8 April 2022.

[5] "Bankside Films share first look still for Alan Friel's sci-fi feature Woken starring Maxine Peake and Erin Kellyman". screenireland.ie.

[6] "Dublin International Film Festival's 2024 Submissions are now open | The Irish Film & Television Network". iftn.ie.

[7] "Irish Thriller Woken starring Maxine Peake Wraps filming in Limerick and Clare". Ilovelimerick.ie. 2 June 2022.

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