Every year, one in 700 people wake up during surgery.
While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. As various obstacles present themselves, his wife must make life-altering decisions while wrestling with her own personal drama.
Writer: Joby Harold
Producer: Joana Vicente, John Penotti, Fisher Stevens, Jason Kliot
Director of Photography: Russell Carpenter
Director: Joby Harold
Clay Beresford
Sam Lockwood
Dr. Jack Harper
Lilith Beresford
Dr. Larry Lupin
Clayton Beresford Sr.
Dr. Jonathan Neyer
Dr. Puttnam
Awake