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Awaken: Behind The Scenes – The Music Featurette

Enjoy this look behind the scenes of Awaken, to meet the musicians who bring the phenomenal music to the film!

Thank you to Director Bob Degus for this opportunity to watch and learn how the music part of the film came to be….

Awaken – The Music – Featurette

Celebrating the Music of the film Awaken
and the musicians.
(in alphabetical order

David Daniel Brown
Diana Carr
Bogdan Djukic
Shireen Jarrahian
Ram Dass Khalsa
Gaiea Sanskrit
Adrienne Shamszad

Awaken is an intense, cautionary cinematic fable, deeply relevant to our times. The film takes a brutal, unflinching look at mankind stripped bare of the thin veneer of social convention. It is a daring, bold, often painful journey into the darkness of our primal, carnal selves, ultimately asking the audience to answer the question “what will it take for us all to awaken?”

GABRIELLE ANWAR
HENRY IAN CUSICK
DAVE BAEZ

Directed by BOB DEGUS
Written by MICHELE McGUIRE
Produced by MICHELE McGUIRE, ALEXANDRA ANGELIQUE LEEPER, JON SILBERG, BOB DEGUS Executive Producer JEFF KNIPP
Director of Photography NATHAN WILSON
Edited by BOB DEGUS and LOGAN BREIT
Music Producer RAM DASS KHALSA
Songs by DIANA CARR, GAIEA SANSKRIT, ADRIENNE SHAMSZAD
Music by DAVID DANIEL BROWN, BOGDAN DJUKIC, SHIREEN JARRAHIAN, and RAM DASS KHALSA
Light Language ABIGAIL STELLAR SHEKINAH
Production Designer JEFF KNIPP
Costume Designer ALYCIA BELLE
A film by BOB DEGUS AWAKEN

Actress Gabrielle Anwar (Jessica) rehearses a scene on the set of the indie-film Awaken, directed by Bob Degus.

Actor Henry Ian Cusick rehearses a scene from the indie-film Awaken, directed by Bob Degus.
Actor Dave Baez (Elias) rehearses a scene on the indie-film Awaken, directed by Bob Degus.

Official Awaken Website

Awaken Film Twitter Page

Awaken Instagram

‘Red House’ Chosen As Official Selection at HIFF

From Writer Holly Sereni and Director Gerard Elmore……Red House makes it’s world premiere on November 5th, 2020 at Hawaii International Film Festival and will stream online until November 29. The film stars Bronson Varde and also starring Pashyn Santos and Hayden Jackson.

Both Henry Ian Cusick and his wife, Annie Cusick are thrilled and proud to be a part of Red House, serving as a producer and an executive producer.

“A man running from his past ends up coming face to face with it.”

Visit the official site for Red House to view the trailer and learn more:

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Tickets for Red House may be purchased online at HIFF/RedHouse

BTS phtos with producer Henry Ian Cusick

9/Tenths To Get A Re-Release as ‘Awaken’

Fans of Henry Ian Cusick may remember an independent film Ian did back in 2006 titled 9/Tenths.

Directed by Bob Degus the film also stars Gabrielle Anwar and Dave Baez.

Considering it’s relevancy to our current times, the film makers have decided to return to the film and have plans to re-cut and re-release it under it’s new name Awaken!

Ian recently tweeted about this, hinting at the re-release:

“Blast from the past or predicting the future? @awaken_film stay tuned!”

Awaken has a brand new website which includes the film trailer, photo gallery, and on set interviews with Ian, Gabrielle and Dave, previously unseen by fans before.

Be sure to visit their site to see all of that and more: Awaken-film.com

For HIC fans, his segments were collected and can be seen here, compliments of Yatanis on Youtube: BTS on Awaken set with Ian

Henry Ian Cusick as William
Gabrielle Anwar as Jessica
Dave Baez as Elias

Awaken on Twitter

Watch ‘Hae Hawai’i’ Now Online

This intriguing short film which features Henry Ian Cusick as the Commissioner, is now online on Vimeo!

The film also features, Kekoa Kekumano , Michael Camp and Theo Coumbis Full cast list on the film’s IMDB page here: Hae Hawai’i

HAE HAWAI‘I

Director: Ty Sanga

Year: 2018

Country: United States – Hawai‘i

Running Time: 17 min

Synopsis: Loyalists to the crown preserve what is left of their dissolved kingdom. They recruit a young
Hawaiian thief to safeguard the unifying symbol of the people, the Hawaiian flag.

Thank you to HIFF and PICPacific

Watch Hae Hawai’i here: HIFF@Home/HaeHawai’i

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Festival Awards and Reviews For Chimera

Chimera, the indie scifi film starring Henry Ian Cusick and Kathleen Quinlan is currently playing film festivals around the world.

We’re pleased to announce it has already began to win awards at some of the fests!  We feel sure more will be on the way and we’ll update this post as they occur!

 

Boston International Film Festival (BIFF) –

BIFF awarded Chimera it’s Indie Spirit Best Picture Award for 2018!!  Congratulations Team Chimera!

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In addition, David Kruta, the film’s cinematographer was awarded the Best Cinematography Award. Congratulations to David!

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Phoenix Film Festival –

Chimera receives the Best Sci-Fi Feature award!

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Chimera Press and Reviews:

Phoenix Film Festival Review – Chimera

“A small intimate setting underscores the films greatest strength, the performances. Cusick (as Quint) is saddled with the task of being the audience’s entry into the story while spiraling further into a manic rage with each passing scene. Placed in the hands of a lesser actor the character could have been downright annoying. However, Cusick breathes humanity and pathos into every moment, creating a questionable but sympathetic individual that feels utterly real.”

Full review here: http://www.followingfilms.com/2018/04/chimera-review.html

Chimera Wins Top Awards In Boston & Phoenix, Announces More International Screenings.

“As an aficionado of intelligent science fiction myself, I am honored to be a part of Chimera.” says lead actor Henry Ian Cusick, who plays a conflicted scientist named Quint in the movie. “Maurice Haeems has created a beautifully harrowing and thought-provoking sci-fi film, unique and surprising in equal measures. It stays with you long after the credits roll.” he concludes.

https://www.horrorsociety.com/2018/04/23/chimera-wins-top-awards-in-boston-phoenix-announces-more-international-screenings/

 

The Top Five Events At Sci-Fi London To Book Now

“The festival will open with a screening of Chimera from director Maurice Haeems. The film follows a scientist’s frantic and increasingly disturbed efforts to cure his children’s genetic disease after having his family cryogenically frozen. The movie, which was well received at Phoenix film festival recently, will be introduced with a talk from geneticist Dr Charlotte Mykura.”

https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/scifilondon-film-festival-2018-guide-the-top-five-events-to-book-now-a3823736.html

 

Trailer 2 For Chimera

Chimera will be screening at film festivals in various cities very soon!  We hope you’ll get a chance to see it!

Check out the 2nd official trailer released a few days ago!

 

*Featured photo edit in post listing, courtesy of    on Twitter! *

 

Rememory To Premiere At 2017 Sundance Film Festival

Latest news on Rememory…… it’s premiere will be next month at Sundance Film Fest!

Full article and list of Sundance films here:

SaltLakeTribune: Sundance Announces Slates For Premieres….

“Rememory” • (U.S./Canada) When an inventor (Martin Donovan) dies mysteriously, his wife (Julia Ormond) uses his new invention — a machine that records people’s memories — to solve his death. Also starring Peter Dinklage, Anton Yelchin, Henry Ian Cusick and Evelyne Brochu. Director Mark Palansky co-wrote with Michael Vukadinovich.

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*Rememory set photos of Ian courtesy of YVRShoots and Canadagraphs*