WAKE UP

DIRECTED BY TIAGO TEIXEIRA
UK // 2021
1 MIN 16 SECS

A boy gets ready for a good night of sleep, but something terrible lurks under the bed.

Reflective Encounters

“A child, nightmare, furry monster, everything starts out like a live-action version of Monsters University. Under the suspenseful atmosphere, when you are ready for the looming jump scare with the mentality of watching a horror, the film will suddenly break your expectations and reverse surprisingly. The crisis is lifted when the boy suddenly wakes up and realizes what has happened was just a dream. However next second, the scene of the boy's real life demonstrates that reality is worse than that nightmare. It's a poignant story with a shocking ending and a thought-provoking representation of a social phenomenon that cannot be ignored.”

Yixin Yin