The Awake

Synopsis

In the later stages of ALS, patients are often confined to bed, communicating with the world only through their eyes. Vision becomes their primary connection to reality. In The Awake, audiences enter a virtual space through a headset, where visual immersion overrides bodily sensation, echoing this restricted physical condition. Rejecting linear storytelling, the work is composed of fragmented emotional and sensory states drawn from the experiences of patients and their families.

About the Director

Taiwanese creators exploring the emotional and sensory boundaries of virtual reality. Their work utilizes VR not merely as an observational medium, but as an immersive reflective surface that allows viewers to project their own memories and life experiences into shared human realities.