Upon Waking

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Upon Waking

2024

1h 47m

Romance

Drama

LGBTQ+

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When two young lesbians struggling with personal demons get carbon monoxide poisoning during a first date and fall into a coma, they discover their spirits have detached from their bodies and are trapped in the spirit realm until they either perish or are resuscitated. Gradually they fall in love, but their love is tested when one of them awakens suddenly and the other remains unconscious.

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

Where the bulk of the narrative is a contemplative character drama, its ending is a far-fetched genre movie that needs you to suspend your disbelief a LOT.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 30, 2025

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

The already ridiculous movie leans heavily into quasi-religious messaging in its final half-hour.

Rated: D+

Feb 19, 2025

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Carol R

“Upon Waking” is not just about lesbian relationships, but about two humans who are able to find the essence of each other, and fall in love. Molly and Irene, cultural opposites, suffer a typically horrible first date. Circumstances keep them together; time allows them to know each other and themselves. “Upon Waking” is a well-acted love story, minus mush.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Paul R

Get past the minor credibility issues with the oven, the roommate and the hospital, and watch Upon Waking. Molly and Irene are convincing in very ambitious, difficult roles. The themes of friendship and forgiveness are expansively and sensitively treated (I really wouldn’t call this a movie about lesbians). The film does take some pretty large thematic bites, but largely succeeds. I certainly disagree with the critic who panned it; maybe he was having a bad day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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Annie A

Profoundly unique in every aspect of its storytelling. I was never ahead of it. Bravo!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/05/25

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christopher B

I love new, fresh voices in movies- Max is one of those new, exciting writer/ director’s that will continue to create entertaining stories for years to come- Upon Awakening is creative/ entertaining and thought provoking- I can’t wait to see where Max takes us next- my wife and I throughly enjoyed the movie and great to see Sherilyn Fenn from “ Twin Peaks “ fame back on screen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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Apryl D

Max Rissman delivers a captivating experience. Noteworthy performances from a very talented cast. Love this movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/25

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Joseph C

Loved every part of this movie. Brilliantly written and directed. I would recommend highly😊

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/25

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Synopsis

When two young lesbians struggling with personal demons get carbon monoxide poisoning during a first date and fall into a coma, they discover their spirits have detached from their bodies and are trapped in the spirit realm until they either perish or are resuscitated. Gradually they fall in love, but their love is tested when one of them awakens suddenly and the other remains unconscious.

Distributor: Buffalo 8
Production Co: Snakebyte Productions and Entertainment Group, Cognitive Dissonance
Genre: Romance, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 14, 2025
Runtime: 1h 47m

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