Private Project

Wide Awake

Following the blooming romance between two young poets, "Wide Awake" captures the poetic prose that follows the vivid moments of passion between Denise and Derek.

  • Forche Bridges
    Director
  • Forche Bridges
    Writer
  • Forche Bridges
    Producer
  • Keturah Thomas
    Key Cast
    "Denise"
  • David Chapman
    Key Cast
    "Derek"
  • Jorge Jones
    Key Cast
    "Voice of Derek"
  • Sarah Church
    Crew
    Production Assistant
  • Sarah Church
    Crew
    Boom Operator
  • Angela Shorter-Kinney
    Crew
    Prop Master
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 44 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Forche Bridges

Forche Bridges is an ambitious upcoming filmmaker from Texas. She is strongly driven by her love for film and music as she regularly finds new and creative ways to coalesce the two art forms in her work.

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Director Statement

With Wide Awake, I knew that I wanted to create a film that was motivated by voiceover narration. Drawing inspiration from a love quarrel original poem I had been working on, I decided to incorporate a "male version" of sorts and see what happened.