| Wake Show | |
| Director: | Aldo Miyashiro |
| Screenplay: | Aldo Miyashiro Abril Cárdenas Erika Villalobos |
| Producer: | Gilberto Nue |
| Starring: | Reynaldo Arenas Ximena Arroyo Haysen Percovich Manuel Calderón Virginia Mayo Diego Pérez Christopher Gaona |
| Cinematography: | Roberto Maceda Kohatsu |
| Editing: | Angela Vera Temoche |
| Studio: | AMA Producciones |
| Runtime: | 117 minutes |
| Country: | Peru |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Budget: | $450.000[1] |
Wake Show (Spanish: Función velorio,) is a 2020 Peruvian drama film directed by Aldo Miyashiro from a screenplay he co-wrote with Abril Cárdenas and Erika Villalobos,[2] based on the play of the same name by Miyashiro.[3] The cast is made up of Reynaldo Arenas, Ximena Arroyo, Haysen Percovich, Manuel Calderón, Virginia Mayo, Diego Pérez and Christopher Gaona.[4]
Leonardo Oviedo is an ambitious theater director, whose works have not achieved the success he dreamed of. Looking for some recognition, he decides to write a play for four characters; a single performance, where all the actors have to die on stage. He chooses an old alcoholic actor, an overweight actress, an endearing boy with an intellectual disability, and a black actor, who has only been chosen because of the color of his skin. The work generates a media stir in both the good and bad sense, while the director is willing to fulfill this repugnant artistic ideal.[5]
It had its world premiere on October 23, 2020, at the 27th Austin Film Festival,[6] then screened in early June 2021 at the New York City Independent Film Festival,[7] in early August of the same year at the 39th Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival,[8] and at the end of March 2022 at the 6th Houston Latin Film Festival.[9]
| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27th Austin Film Festival | Narrative Feature Award | Wake Show | [10] [11] | |
| 2021 | 39th Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature - First Prize | [12] |