The Awake

Be immersed in a dance-driven VR journey into the inner world of ALS patients, whose frozen bodies conceal minds and souls burning with resilience.

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Overview

Vision becomes the primary anchor to reality for patients in the later stages of motor neurone disease – also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Poetic, abstract dance evokes ALS patients’ rich, heightened consciousness as everyday objects dissolve under the weight of illness: a motionless wheelchair; drifting curtains; a dining table for two; a fish in its bowl.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: August 11, 2026
Original language: XX
Countries: Taiwan
Cast: Chun-Ping Feng,Pei-Shao Huang,Chen Hsu,Pei-Chun Shih,Yu-Chieh Kao
Director: Hsieh Hsiao-ting,Hsieh Hsiao-wei
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt43678248