Are You Awake? (2023)

Welcome back to the Horror Agenda and today we get into discussions of grief, depression and more. We cover the 2023 short film "Are You Awake?" written and directed by Gabriel Caste. 

You can watch the film on YouTube here or on Gabriel's website here. 

There's a content warning on this episode as we discuss mental health issues and have a brief discussion of suicidality. 

We reference two pieces several times throughout today's episode. 

We reference the Short of the Week review by Robert Munday here. We also reference this Close Up Culture interview.

This week Victor recommends an anime called Solo Leveling (2024- ) where the weakest hunter finds a new path and is able to become one of the greatest.

Carlos recommends A Real Pain (2024) is a road dramedy where two cousins reconnect after the death of their grandmother as they go on a Holocaust tour in Poland. Carlos also recommends the Book of Lost Saints by Daniel Jose Older, a book about a young Cuban-American who is haunted by a familial spirit and sends him off a a journey about love, loss and revolution. 

If you need mental health support, see below:

• Call Blackline: [phone] —> centers Black, Indigenous, & People of Color, LGBTQ, and Black Femme Lens
• Wildflower Alliance Peer Support Line: [phone] (trained peer supporters)
• StrongHearts Native Helpline: [phone] (centering Native Americans and Alaska Natives)
• LGBT National Help Center: [phone]
• Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860, run by and for trans people
• The Koreatown Community Response: Offering Rapid Response on Friday and Saturday for folks living in or around Koreatown, Los Angeles.
  • Call [phone]
• THRIVE Lifeline: offers 24/7 text-based crisis support to anyone 18+ with specific focus on multiply marginalized communities. They do not engage in nom-consensual active rescue and prioritize the texters consent and autonomy.
  • In crisis? Text: +1.313.662.8209
  • For non-crisis related email inquiries: [e-mail]

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