The Awake (2026)
Vision becomes the primary anchor to reality for patients in the later stages of motor neurone disease – also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Poetic, abstract dance evokes ALS patients’ rich, heightened consciousness as everyday objects dissolve under the weight of illness: a motionless wheelchair; drifting curtains; a dining table for two; a fish in its bowl.
Directors: Hsieh Hsiao-ting, Hsieh Hsiao-wei.
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Chun-Ping Feng as |
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Pei-Shao Huang as |
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Chen Hsu as |
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Pei-Chun Shih as |
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Yu-Chieh Kao as |
| Directing | Hsieh Hsiao-ting | Director |
| Directing | Hsieh Hsiao-wei | Director |