Before I Wake

• Drama
• Fantasy
• Horror
• Thriller

A deeply unsettling psychological thriller, *Before I Wake* explores the fragile boundary between dreams and reality through the experiences of Cody, an orphaned boy whose nocturnal visions terrifyingly materialize into the waking world. The film isn’t concerned with jump scares, but with a sustained, melancholic atmosphere of creeping dread as a foster family desperately tries to shield themselves—and Cody—from the consequences of his dreaming. Visually arresting and emphasizing the beauty within the horror, the narrative isn’t about escaping nightmares, but understanding the source of profound childhood trauma and the immense capacity for both creation and destruction inherent in imagination. It's a haunting meditation on grief, loss, and the desperate need for connection, where the line between protector and prisoner blurs with each passing night.