Luis Gerard’s OSCAR® qualified short THE WAKE touches on gun accessibility and stars deaf actor Zander Colbeck-Bhola
“The Wake” by Luis Gerard
Luis Gerard’s latest film, THE WAKE, has qualified for the 95th Academy Awards®. This timely short shares the story of a young deaf boy Martin (played by Zander Colbeck-Bhola) who looks up to his older brother and follows him, even at times when he shouldn’t. Zander Colbeck-Bhola comes from a large deaf family. All the cast learnt sign language for this film.
After being selected for HollyShorts Film Festival and winning honorable mention at Cleveland International Film Festival and a Jury award at Thomas Edison Film Festival, this topical film will now play at Cinelounge in Los Angeles and will qualify to be considered for the 95th Academy Awards®.
A restless 15-year-old has spent his life surrounded by death, raised in his parents’ funeral business in “small town USA.” He views his alcoholic father as profiting from the dead. While a wake is held in his parents’ funeral home, he breaks into the deceased’s house, counting on it being empty. In his view, the dead no longer need what he pockets. He recruits his deaf-mute younger brother to join him in his robberies, unaware of what the consequences may be.
Writer, director, and producer Luis Gerard studied at the University of Puerto Rico where he began making films. His very first film QUE SERA was in the official selection of the prestigious Venice Film Festival and his second short ABSOLUTION was selected at The Sitges Film Festival. Branching into feature work, Gerard recently directed the second unit for HUSTLE, a basketball drama starring Adam Sandler, produced by Netflix, released in June of 2022.
THE WAKE is Gerard’s third short film, a proof of concept for a feature film currently in development. Luis is currently preparing his first film WHERE ONLY THE DEVIL DARES, which he wrote and plans to go into production in 2023.
The stunning cinematography was created by Christopher Mably (Star Trek Discovery), who also serves as the film’s Executive Producer. Josias Tapia (She’s Gotta Have It) joins Mably as EP. THE WAKE was expertly crafted by Adam Schwartz and the beautiful music by Jay Wadley.
Past festival wins and upcoming fests:
- Cleveland International Film Festival (Oscar Qualifier) — (WINNER: Honourable Mention)
- HollyShorts (Oscar Qualifier)
- Tirana International Film (Oscar Qualifier)
- Cordillera International Film Festival — (Nominated for best drama and Best of Fest)
- Thomas Edison Film Festival (WINNER: JURY AWARD)
- BIFFF (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)
- Shorts Mexico
THE WAKE will qualify to be considered for the OSCARS®.
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