The film
The Awakening
Written and directed by
Jess Farran (SCAD B.F.A., photography, 2017)
Executive producer
Paula Wallace, SCAD President and Founder
Music
Gus Dapperton
Cast
Briana Michelle Smith
Additional cast
Olive Adams (SCAD B.F.A. writing)
Reagan Beckham (SCAD B.F.A. production design)
Derrick Butler
Joseph Edgar (SCAD B.F.A. painting)
Jenna Matsumoto (SCAD B.F.A. illustration)
Prentiss (Bubba) McMullen
Reggie Miller
Charley Newman
Shiloh Smith (SCAD B.F.A. painting)
Tye Vance
Producers
Glenn Wallace (SCAD chief operating officer; SCAD B.F.A., interior design, 1996)
Eric Breen (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 1997)
Walker Dalton
McKenzie Lynah (SCAD M.A., art history, 2018; M.A., arts administration, 2014)
Supervising producers
Francesco Rizzo
Luigi Rossi
Director of photography
Daniel Vignal
1st AD
Ian L'Ecuyer
Line producers
Kara King
Nora Clark
1st AC
George Rowson
2nd AC
Brian Phan
Production designer
Samita Wolfe
Wardrobe head of department
Mitchell Hall (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2006)
Casting
SCAD casting office
Noir Casting
Ro Penuliar
Claudine Ingeneri
DIT
Julio Saldarriaga
Camera PA
Simran Modhera (SCAD B.F.A. film and television)
Gaffer
Frank McGough
Best boy electric
JR Spencer
Electrician
Kody Cunningham (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2014)
Balloon tech
Sam Rawlings
Key grip
Parker Crumbly
Best boy grip
Jasper Laur (SCAD B.F.A. photography)
Company grip
David Condon
Grip utility
Sarah Nelson
Grip and electric swing
Eric Hermetz
Set decorator
Daphne Colson
Set decorator PA
Justin Schmidt (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2018)
Art PAs
Andy Garcia
Sophie Maurath (SCAD B.F.A. film and television)
Makeup
Naomi Hannon
Hair
Andrea Mona Bowman
Phillip Bowman
Special effects makeup
Greer Gillespie
Wardrobe assistants
Keri Brooks (SCAD M.A. fashion)
Jonathan Gomez (SCAD B.F.A. fashion)
Abigail Guyton
Faith Newton (SCAD B.F.A., fashion marketing and management, 2018)
Select garments by
Kate Barton (SCAD M.A., fashion, 2020)
Paris Breoni (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Kayleigh Bubacz (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Vincent Chen (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Rocio Choi (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Lin Jiang (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Avona Jones (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Deanne Jones (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Maryam Tynnetta Muhammad (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Genevieve Odukomaiya (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Shontay RacQuel (SCAD M.A., fashion, 2021)
Maria Paula Rodriguez Cardona (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Emilie Schroeder (SCAD M.A., fashion, 2021; B.F.A., fashion, 2017)
Madison Scott (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jordyn Treseler (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Natasha Wong (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jonghoon (Breeze) Yun (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Anil Tevfik (Tefo) Yuceturk (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Select jewelry by
Nadia Faisal (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Da In Kim (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Maynard Mann (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Miller Wright (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Production assistants
Anthony Accetta
Braylan Andrus
Sasha Rangel (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2020)
Production coordinator
Seth Johnson (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2015)
Location scout
James Gavin
Creative director of photography
Siobhan Bonnouvrier
Associate creative director, photography
Morrigan Maza (SCAD B.F.A., photography, 2013)
Photographers
Ashley Camper (SCAD M.F.A. photography)
Colin Gray (SCAD B.F.A., photography, 2004)
Hadley Stambaugh (SCAD B.F.A., photography, 2014)
Nick Thomsen (SCAD B.F.A. photography)
Photography retouchers
Jarred Joly
Scott Newman (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2001; B.F.A., illustration, 2001)
Sound design
Nikolay Antonov
Editor
Alvaro del Val
Editor house
WAX
Assistant editor
Julia Hansen
Editor producer
Daniel Moore
Colorist
Joseph Bicknell
Color house
Company 3
Color producer
Anna Kelman
Visual effects supervisor
Duolin Ge
Visual effects artists
Hannan Jia
Tsou Wen-Hsien
Title design
Quentin Swenke
Production services
AlienWorx
Special thanks
SCAD jewelry department
John Meeks
Walter Buck Meeks III
Michelle Melvern
Mark Nguyen
Thane Pratt
Jay Song (SCAD chair of jewelry)
Tenley Strickland
Stephanie Thomas
Keslow Camera Atlanta
High Output Savannah
Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The experience
Executive producer
Paula Wallace, SCAD President and Founder
Producers
Glenn Wallace (SCAD chief operating officer; SCAD B.F.A., interior design, 1996)
Eric Breen (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 1997)
Walker Dalton
McKenzie Lynah (SCAD M.A., art history, 2018; M.A., arts administration, 2014)
Cindy Mullally
Erin Bankston
Directors
Siobhan Bonnouvrier
Clay Haskell (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2005)
Models
Chris Allen (SCAD B.F.A. fashion)
Angelica Alves
Olajuwon Anderson
Emma Calverley (SCAD B.F.A. accessory design)
David Chernin
Awuor Dit
Nariah Nicolle Fett
Grace Fly
Hope Fly
Fonda Guo (SCAD M.F.A. luxury and fashion management)
Nikita Jansen (SCAD B.F.A., fashion marketing and management, 2020)
Gianni Jones
Cali Juring
Eli Marshall (SCAD B.F.A. painting)
Tamera McLaughlin
Alessiya Merzlova
Faith Newton (SCAD B.F.A., fashion marketing and management, 2018)
Lauren Nguyen
Jennie Runk
Andrew Troy
Julia Wheatley (SCAD B.F.A., industrial design, 2018)
Oliver Wight
Jiahao Zhang
Apple Zhao (SCAD B.F.A. industrial design)
Casting
SCAD casting office
Noir Casting
Ro Penuliar
Claudine Ingeneri
Production support
Green Media
AlienWorx
VFX supervisor
Andrew Green
VFX consultant
Kelly Carlton (SCAD chair of motion media design)
Director of photography
Eric Delfino
1st ADs
Seth Johnson (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2015)
Indiana Robbins
Line producers
Kara King
Nora Clark
DITs
Julio Saldarriaga
Isaac Fisher
Best boy grip
Jasper Laur (SCAD B.F.A. photography)
Company grip
Craig Waller
Stylist
Sarah Schussheim
Stylist assistant
Mitchell Hall (SCAD B.F.A., fashion, 2006)
Wardrobe assistants
Keri Brooks (SCAD M.A. fashion)
Faith Newton (SCAD B.F.A., fashion marketing and management, 2018)
Makeup head of department
Naomi Hannon
Makeup assistant
Heather Ashberry
Hair head of department
Genevieve Routon
Hair assistants
Sarah Rodriguez
Darlene Majesky
Art department
William Holliday
SCAD fashion collections by
Ifeade Adedokun (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Victoria Aiken (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Joey Alcazar (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Kat Aristy (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Linda Ayenew (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Rooney Barnard (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Kate Barton (M.A., fashion, 2020)
Tiara Beelen (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Cecilia Boateng (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Eva Boryer (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Paris Breoni (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Kayleigh Bubacz (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Monique Rene Castille-Gold (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Vivian Chee (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Vincent Chen (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Yating (Tina) Chen (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Kellie Ann Cherbonnier (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Rocio Choi (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Lucy Collins (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Kate Condon (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Mary Cordero (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jessica Cornute (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Qianqi (Gabriella) Cui (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Hannah Cummings (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Kaytee D'Andrea (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Mariana Da Rocha (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Hector Diaz (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Xiaoxiao Dong (M.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Ally Edmonds (B.F.A., fashion 2021)
Emily Eppig (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Xiaofan (Kirin) Fan (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Olivia-Capri Farrell (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Kaitlin Feinberg (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Candi Gordon (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Charlie Greaves (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Daniela Gutierrez Arreguin (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Bailey Hanson (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Emily Hatch (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Nzingha Helwig (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Lynden Hoeksema (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Ingrid Holth (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Kaylen Hou (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Mui (Angel) Hung (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Allie Jiang (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Lin Jiang (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Alexis Johnson (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Avona Jones (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Deanne Jones (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Hope Kemp-Hanson (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jae Kim (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Lizaveta Kozyrava (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Leila Kyriacos (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Vicky Lai (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Ivette Li (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Mengqi Li (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Momo Li (M.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Ran Li (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Siting Liu (M.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jingrui Ma (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Sophia MacMaster (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Gabriella Mattera (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Lauren McDonnell (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Kaylan McEntire Burdekin (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jarrod McGrady (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Terr Mohamed (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Isabella Moore (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Maryam Tynnetta Muhammad (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Thi Nguyen (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Genevieve Odukomaiya (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Esther Park (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Na Hyung Park (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Sarah Passman (M.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Gianna Pataca (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Mallika Patel (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Francine Possato (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Martina Proano Ycaza (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Chenxi Qu (M.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Shontay RacQuel (M.A., fashion, 2021)
Hannah Ringwood (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jemima Riviere (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Gregory C. Robinson II (M.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Maria Paula Rodriguez Cardona (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Emilie Schroeder (M.F.A., fashion 2021; B.F.A., fashion, 2017)
Madison Scott (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Raleigh Shelton (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Amanda Squires (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Eleanor Squires (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Zyrià Stevenson (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Beryl Tang (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Amy Thompson (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jordyn Treseler (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jiale Tu (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Gabriela Valle Cuellar (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Raquel Walker (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Olivia Wang (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Julian Warmbo (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jamie Werner (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Natasha Wong (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Hangmo Xie (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Yujie Xie (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Ruby Yao (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Kai Young (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Anil Tevfik (Tefo) Yuceturk (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jonghoon (Breeze) Yun (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Jin Zhou (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
YuanJing (Viva) Zhou (B.F.A., fashion, 2021)
Collections created in collaboration with
Sierra Aguilar (B.F.A. photography)
Olivia Alberda
Ashley Allen (B.F.A. performing arts)
Niina Amanuma (B.F.A., film and television, 2021)
Timothy Armstrong (B.F.A. photography)
Aniekanabasi Asanga (B.F.A. industrial design)
Alexis Barnett (B.F.A. fashion)
Grace Bigler (B.F.A., fibers, 2021)
Kaz Brumley
Anna Byrd (B.F.A. photography)
Derricka Calhoun (B.F.A. fashion marketing and management)
Tamara Castilla (B.F.A. industrial design)
Lily Chambers (B.F.A., fibers, 2021)
LaQuanius Cutner (M.F.A. luxury and fashion management; B.F.A., fashion, 2020)
Juan Pablo De La Garza Evia Castillo (SCAD B.F.A., industrial design, 2021)
Bethany Eddleman (B.F.A., painting, 2020)
Kaela English (B.F.A., photography, 2021)
Beth Fenton
Andres Figueroa (SCAD B.F.A. performing arts)
Sammuel G Hernandez M (B.F.A., industrial design, 2021)
Mitali Ganeriwal (B.F.A., film and television, 2021)
Clare Gelber (B.F.A. film and television)
Vera Karine Girman (B.F.A. photography)
Emily Gonzalez (B.F.A., film and television, 2021)
Joelle Grace
Andrew Jacobs (B.F.A., furniture design, 2021)
Olivia Lake (B.F.A., advertising and branding, 2021)
Chris Langley (B.F.A. industrial design)
Yucheng Liu (SCAD B.F.A. fashion)
David Longshaw (professor of fashion)
Lexie Meyer (B.F.A. fibers)
Ishaan Mhalgi (B.F.A., film and television, 2021)
Cristina Monarrez (B.F.A. photography)
Kayleigh Moreland (B.F.A. photography)
Labo Ogunnubi (M.F.A., luxury and fashion management, 2021)
Najah Owens (M.F.A., film and television, 2021)
Abigail Rayner (M.F.A. accessory design; B.F.A., fibers, 2020)
Riley Shelton (B.F.A., industrial design, 2021)
Mackenzie Snider (B.F.A. advertising)
Kat Sours (B.F.A., fibers, 2021)
Haoyang Sun (M.F.A. film and television)
Austin Taylor
Olivia Theisen (B.F.A. fashion)
Mina von Feilitzsch
Jason Xu (B.F.A. film and television)
SCAD jewelry collections by
Emma Campbell (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Julia D'Antonio (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Nadia Faisal (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Da In Kim (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Maynard Mann (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Jillian Michael (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Divya Raijada (SCAD M.A. jewelry)
Lejun Su (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Boyang Teng (SCAD M.F.A. jewelry; B.F.A., jewelry, 2017)
Yuhan Wang (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Hankunyu (Vera) Wei (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Miller Wright (SCAD B.F.A., jewelry, 2021)
Chun Kei Yim (SCAD B.F.A. jewelry)
SCAD accessory design collections by
Joy Erskine (SCAD B.F.A., accessory design, 2021)
Haley Fila (SCAD B.F.A., accessory design, 2021)
Sara Hladick (SCAD B.F.A., accessory design, 2021)
Will Huang (SCAD B.F.A. accessory design)
Joshua Perryman (SCAD B.F.A., accessory design, 2021)
Production coordinator
Seth Johnson (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2015)
Production assistants
Anthony Accetta
Sasha Rangel (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2020)
Post production team
Fish Eggs
Executive producer
TJ Welch
Associate producer
Anthony Elfrez
Photography associate CD
Morrigan Maza (SCAD B.F.A., photography, 2013)
Photographers
Ashley Camper (SCAD M.F.A. photography)
Colin Gray (SCAD B.F.A., photography, 2004)
Photography retouchers
Scott Newman (SCAD B.F.A., film and television, 2001; B.F.A., illustration, 2001)
Jarred Joly
Photography producer
Ryan King
Photography archivist
Emily Johnston
Music by
Miles Kredich (SCAD B.F.A., sound design, 2021)
Zoltán Monori (SCAD B.F.A., sound design, 2021)
Sound design by
Chelsea Rae Adams (SCAD B.F.A. sound design)
Oddy Litlabo (SCAD B.F.A. sound design)
Ana Lozan (SCAD B.F.A., sound design, 2021)
Sound post production
Smart Post Sound
Re-recording mixer
Peter Bawiec
Motion media conceptualized by
Juan Aguilar (SCAD B.F.A., motion media design, 2021)
Abbie Bosworth (SCAD B.F.A., motion media design, 2021)
Alex Campbell (SCAD B.F.A., motion media design, 2021)
Coulter DeSimone (SCAD B.F.A. motion media design)
Desmond Du (SCAD M.F.A., motion media design; B.F.A., motion media design, 2019)
Kenzie Epley (SCAD B.F.A., motion media design, 2021)
Sabrina Guyton (SCAD B.F.A., motion media design, 2021)
Madison Hague-Rogers (SCAD B.F.A., motion media design, 2020)
Alyssa Mackersie (SCAD B.F.A. graphic design)
Anna Vallario (SCAD B.F.A., motion media design, 2021)
Anna Yang (SCAD B.F.A., motion media design, 2021)
Catering
Homestead catering
Henny Penny
Special thanks
John Buckovich (VP of SCAD University Safety)
Patti Green
Mark Nguyen
Mitchell Gettleman (SCAD chair of sound design)
Adrienne Boner (SCAD M.F.A., film and television, 2007)
Michael Fink (dean of SCAD School of Fashion)
Max Almy (dean of SCAD School of Digital Media)