Harker: The Awakening

Harker is about a popular high school senior who encounters a crashed meteor and gets infected with a strange alien weapon, which makes him very sick, but also gives him strange new abilities. He must over come acne, peer pressure, government agents and aliens to make it out of high school alive.

  • Paul-Thomas L. Parnell
    Director
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  • Paul-Thomas L. Parnell
    Writer
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  • Richard Hohenrath
    Writer
  • Jason Urgo
    Producer
  • Paul-Thomas L. Parnell
    Producer
  • Alexandra M. Parnell
    Producer
  • Alex Ferguson
    Producer
  • Trey Quick
    Key Cast
  • Devin Walker
    Key Cast
  • Gretchen Struckmeyer
    Key Cast
  • Natania Lee
    Key Cast
  • Joe Ballew
    Key Cast
  • Joseph Callender
    Key Cast
  • Willie Raysor
    Key Cast
  • Frances Dell Bendert
    Key Cast
  • David Schifter
    Key Cast
  • Kelly Reiter
    Key Cast
  • Alec Butler
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, High school Drama, Comedy, Coming of Age
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 51 minutes 11 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 18, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    11,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    19:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cary, NC
    July 18, 2015
    Cast, Fam and Friends Premiere
Director Biography - Paul-Thomas L. Parnell

Paul-Thomas Parnell is a writer/director who has spent more than 25 years absorbing all things Sci-fi and Fantasy. Paul’s love for science and his training in video game design influences him to create believable worlds grounded in cohesive logic and internal rules. This, mixed with his innate ability to create meaningful and endearing characters, makes his stories engaging and easy to follow. When Paul is not writing he is directing or editing films.

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Director Statement

The Production company, Film in a Year, is based in Raleigh, NC USA. Our goal is to offer opportunities and experience to those looking to get into the film industry while creating high quality films and shorts.

Harker is 2 hours long and shot on a Black Magic Cinema Camera. We are currently in post and looking for Distribution partners.

Goal:
We love this project and want to see it succeed as much as possible so we want to get it distributed as far and as wide as we can. In addition, we have 2 more stories already in the works for the future of Harker, should it do it well and there be a demand for more. We think it has potential to turn into a TV show, comics, mini series and/or more movies.