# Eyes Upon Waking (2022)

> After surviving another suicide attempt, a guarded woman spends an unwanted weekend in psychiatric observation and discovers fragile purpose in helping the patients around her.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/858034

## Facts

- Runtime: 111 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Timothy Zwica
- Cast: Jennifer Scott, Edie McClurg, Joe Estevez, Janet Ulrich Brooks, Bradley Fowler, Zoey Diaz, Rhobye Wyatt, Jeffrey Grover
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5229896/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: harrowing, intimate, melancholic, reflective viewing, mental health awareness programming

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