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Awake is a sci-fi short film inspired by films such as Her (Spike Jonze, 2013), The Martian (Ridley Scott, 2015) and Hitch (Andy Tennant, 2005). This movie raises questions regarding the implications of digital worlds and what it means to be human.
This film is an intimate look into the lives of two individuals who must learn to see past their differences and connect on a deeper level in order to survive. The story comments on aspects of society that are not felt as much today as they should be, such as friendship, optimism and self-actualisation along with questioning whether technology can fulfil the social need for human connection.
The Cast
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Eleanor Bennett as Amara Keane
Eleanor Bennett will be playing the protagonist of Awake Amara Keane, an engineer stationed on a Desura terraforming base. With the base under attack she is forced to put on a suit of armour that is designed to keep her awake until the threat is neutralised.
Amara is sarcastic and often dismissive of her AI companion, TOKO's suggestions. Throughout the films story she must learn to be more trusting of TOKO as well as others along with being accepting of their differences.
Eleanor trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and was the recipient of a full scholarship.
Recent TV credits include: The A List (Netflix), Dysfunctional (CBBC), and Britain's Deadliest Lovers (Sky/Discovery), she also is credited in the short film A Meeting of Minds (Independent).
Eleanor has also appeared as Belle in Beauty and the Beast and Wendy in Peter Pan (Theatre Royal Winchester), Susan in Before the Party (Salisbury Playhouse) along with various UK theatre tours.
Eleanor also regularly appears as young Queen Victoria at Kensington Palace.
Nickey Towers as TOKO
TOKO is an artificial life-form that usually takes holographic form of a young woman. She is spirited and energetic, but also very naive to the workings of the world around her. Working within her own programming, TOKO is the one who locks Amara into her suit. As the film progresses she is forced to come to the realisation that she is not in control of every situation that arises within the facility she is in charge of.
Nickey Towers, who is originally from the Netherlands, is a stage and screen actor who is making her film debut in 'Awake'.
Nickey started her training in musical theatre at Diverse Performing Arts School in Dubai, but later realised acting was her true passion. After staring the acting course at The University of Chichester, she has performed in and created several successful university productions. Now in her second year, she is experimenting with film as as theatre. Beyond her love for theatre and film, Nickey is also passionate about writing and performing music.
