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Awake

A young drug-addict chooses to take acid at the wrong time. During his LSD-trip, he has to face the reality he's been trying to escape.

  • Joakim Henrik Paronen
    Director
  • Joakim Henrik Paronen
    Writer
  • Jean Apa
    Producer
    Executive Producer
  • Joakim Henrik Paronen
    Producer
  • Sven Ahlström
    Producer
  • Filip Evenius
    Producer
  • Niklas Agild
    Key Cast
    "Johan"
  • Tind Soneby
    Key Cast
    "Bella"
  • Tommy Karls
    Key Cast
    "Dad"
  • Sven Ahlström
    DOP
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 5, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Sweden
  • Language:
    Swedish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Kultrurama
Director Biography - Joakim Henrik Paronen

Joakim Paronen is an aspiring film director.
At the age of 12 he discovered filmmaking, and have since then pursued a career in film.
In his teenage years and early adulthood he was an alcoholic and a drug abuser. Shortly after almost dying from a drug overdose, he got clean and refocused on his dream, having a career in the Arts.
In 2020 he started making serious efforts in short film.
He went to Kulturama film school in Stockholm which led to him starting his first film project "Awake" in 2021, and shortly after he started his first feature film "Nålsögat" which is in the post production phase. The estimated release for the film is 2024.

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