MARTIN LANDAU (OLDER SEBASTIAN) won the Oscar for his performance in Tim Burton’s “Ed Wood,” after having been nominated twice prior for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Tucker: A Man and his Dream,” and Woody Allen’s “Crimes and Misdemeanors.” Other awards include three Golden Globes, The Screen Actor’s Guild first annual award, The Actor, The American Comedy Award, the New York Film Critics’ Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics’ Award, the Chicago Film Critics’ Award, The National Society of Film Critics’ Award, the Boston Film Critics’ Award, and the Texas Film Critics’ Award, among others.

Landau has worked in over 90 feature films with such co-stars as Cary Grant, Glenn Ford, Natalie Wood, Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone, Elizabeth Taylor, Matt Damon, Jim Carrey, Jeff Bridges, and Johnny Depp, to name a few. Landau cut his acting teeth in the early days of live television and went on to star in the hit television show “Mission: Impossible” as well as “Space 1999.” He is an inspiration to young actors both as a teacher and a mentor and prides himself in having taught acting to Jack Nicholson – among others. He is one of the West Coast Directors of the Actors Studio, a post he shares with Sydney Pollack and Mark Rydell.

Landau was honored with a star ceremony on the “Hollywood Walk of Fame.” His star is directly in front of Hollywood’s new Kodak Theater. Landau recently returned to his roots in the theatre starring in a pre-Broadway tryout of a new play “Sixteen Wounded.” In addition to “Wake,” he can now be seen in the Ron Shelton film “Hollywood Homicide” with Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett.


GALE HAROLD (KYLE) just completed his third season starring as Brian Kinney on the hit Showtime network cable series “Queer as Folk.”

Harold was born and raised in southwest Atlanta, Georgia. He attended American University in Washington, D.C., and left the capitol to study fine arts at the San Francisco Art Institute.

Harold made his New York stage debut in the off-Broadway production of Austin Pendleton’s “Uncle Bob” to rave reviews. He completed the Actor’s Conservatory Program while at “A Noise Within Theatre Company,” where he appeared in “The Misanthrope” and “Cymbeline.”

In addition to “Wake,” his film credits include other starring roles in the indie features “Rhino Eyes,” directed by Aaron Woodley; “Particles of Truth,” directed by Jennifer Elster; and “36K” directed by Paul Scheuring.
Harold loves to restore Italian motorcycles.


BLAKE GIBBONS (RAYMOND) recently filmed Ron Shelton’s “Hollywood Homicide” with Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett. He co-starred in Carlos Sauma’s new feature “Sin Tona Ni Sonia” as a rebel cop. Gibbons is currently appearing in a recurring role as Coleman on ABC-TV’s “General Hospital.” His previous credits include numerous television (“The Big Easy,” “Murder She Wrote,” “Seinfeld,” etc.) and film roles (“The Minister’s Wife,” “Very Bad Things”). Gibbons also has extensive theater credits.


DIHLON McMANNE (SEBASTIAN) recently reprised his critically-acclaimed stage role of Vince in the independent feature “Prospect,” written and directed by Octavio Solis, based on his play of the same title. Dihlon has also starred in such films as “Poco Loco,” “The Hottest Bid,” and “Longshot,” which won first prize at The Montbelliard International Festival in France. Other film credits include “Final Analysis” with Richard Gere; “Golden Gate” with Matt Dillon; and “So I Married an Ax Murderer” with Mike Myers. He has been seen as a guest star in the popular hit television show “The Practice.”

Dihlon has been performing on the American stage for 20 years working with such diverse theaters as The Actors Gang; The Berkeley Repertory Theatre; International City Theatre in Long Beach; The Magic Theatre; and La Mama. Some favorite roles include “Macbeth” at The Kern Shakespeare Festival and Mike in Steven Berkoff’s ”East,” which ran for more than a year in San Francisco and New York. McManne received the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle and Los Angeles Drama-Logue Best Actor awards; he also won an Obie in New York City for his performance in “East.” Dihlon currently studies in the master class with world-renowned teacher, Milton Katselas at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. McManne is currently developing a one-man show, “Jersey Boy.”


JOHN WINTHROP PHILBRICK (JACK) a Maine native, Philbrick has a strong theater background including Shakespeare’s history plays; he also has extensive experience in voice-over and commercial work. His film appearances include Stephen King’s “The Langoliers,” “A Drop of Time,” “A Weekend in Boston,” “The J. Quag Invitational,” and “All the Answers.” His voice appears in several animated films as well. Stage credits include “Henry IV” parts I and II, “Children of a Lesser God,” “Crimes of the Heart,” Martin Jones’ “Vanishing Points,” and the Los Angeles premiere of “Bad Dreams and BeBop.”


RAINER JUDD (DUSTY) studied in New York City at HB studio and at NYU, earning her BA degree in drama and film. She can be seen in the Schwarzenegger vehicle “End of Days” and in a supporting role in the independent feature “Hi-Line.”

Judd has also worked with Michael Rhymer, the award winning, Australian director of ”Angel Bab” in his improv fashion-industry feature film “Perfume;” with Alan Wade in his film “The Pornographer” starring opposite Martin Donovan; and with Janusz Kaminski in his film “Lost Souls.”

In addition to her work in “Wake,” Judd will soon be seen starring in the independent features “Reunion and Dogma #17” as well as “A Picture of Dorian Gray,” directed by David Rosenbaum.


DUSTY PAIK (APRIL), a Silverlake, California native, makes her feature film debut in “Wake.” Paik is an accomplished dancer and artist and can also be seen in the Rare Filmz production “Handicap City” directed by Burke Roberts and produced by Jennifer Lynch and Charlie Newmark. She’s also recognizable in many national commercials.

HENRY LEROY FINCH (WRITER/DIRECTOR/CO-COMPOSER) makes his debut feature film as writer/director with “Wake.” Finch received his film training at Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope where he worked on such films as "The Secret Garden", "The Godfather III", “Behind The Family: The Making of Godfather III,” “The Spirit of ’76,” “Indigo,” “Smash Crash and Burn,” “Bram Stoker's Dracula,” and “Bloodlines: The Making of Dracula” in varying capacities as assistant sound designer, music editor, and composer.

Finch has worked with the world-renowned percussionist Mickey Hart as a music editor, engineer, and music production specialist on several scores including “Gang Related.” Finch’s music can be heard on the soundtrack for “Follow Me Home,” a film directed by Peter Bratt and starring Alfre Woodard, Benjamin Bratt, and Jesse Borrego. This stunning recording was played on NPR as one of a select group of soundtracks chosen for a “Best Of” program featuring music by Philip Glass, as well as the score from “The English Patient.” “Follow Me Home” was in competition in the Sundance Film Festival and the San Francisco Film Festival, where it won the audience award for Best Picture. Finch’s musical recordings have been released by Windham Hill, Palace of Lights, and the Gibex labels.

Finch has also written “Sleepwalking,” a feature film which he will direct, starring Martin Landau with Benjamin Bratt, Gina Gershon, and Mark Boone, Jr. “Wake” and “Sleepwalking” form two-thirds of a trilogy – which also includes a new screenplay, “The Drowning Room.”


SUSAN LANDAU FINCH (PRODUCER) has a background in film and theater production. She has worked extensively for American Zoetrope in all aspects of film production under the aegis of Francis Coppola’s Los Angeles and San Francisco studios, among others. She received her BA from Hampshire College and pursued graduate study at NYU’s Department of Dramatic Writing, previously attending high school in London, England.

Her film credits include “One from the Heart” directed by Francis Coppola; “The Escape Artist,” directed by Caleb Deschanel; “Hammett,” directed by Wim Wenders (extras casting); “Seven Minutes in Heaven,” directed by Linda Feferman; “New York Stories,” directed by Francis Coppola (assistant to producer); “Tucker,” directed by Francis Coppola (asssitant to producer, unit publicist); “Peggy Sue Got Married” and “Godfather III,” directed by Francis Coppola (acting coach); “The Spirit of '76,” directed by Lucas Reiner; “Traveling Light,” directed by Morleigh Steinberg (producer); “Anna,” directed by Yurek Bogajevicz (assistant to the director/producers); “Bram Stoker's Dracula,” directed by Francis Coppola (associate producer); “Follow Me Home,” directed by Peter Bratt (producer/consultant); “Animals,” directed by Michael DiJiacamo; “A Dinner,” by Vicky Jenson (casting consultant); and “The Gold Cup,” directed by Lucas Reiner (creative consultant).

Landau Finch has co-written “Sardines” for Austrian filmmaker Edgar Honetschlaeger and is in pre-production on a feature-length documentary, “Magic Hour,” featuring the residents of the Motion Picture and Television Fund Country House and Hospital. Her company Wildwell Films is developing “The Dead Girls,” based on the Jorge Ibarguengoitia novel which will star Angelica Huston. Landau Finch has scripted the feature “Dark Is Your Heart, Venus,” a period love story set in Vienna, which she will produce in Europe.

She is currently completing the casting for Henry LeRoy Finch’s “Sleepwalking” which they plan to shoot early next year.


PATRICK KELLY (DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY) has photographed five feature films including “That Summer in L.A.” with Talisa Soto, as well as numerous television commercials, since graduating from The American Film Institute in l995.

Kelly is also a fine art photographer and with his most recent series, a black-and-white study of County Mayo, Ireland, in solo gallery exhibitions in Chicago and Ireland.


GUS CARPENTER (EDITOR) has worked extensively in post-production in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and London. His credits include “Gardens of Stone” (video assist), “Def by Temptation” (apprentice editor), “Smash, Crash, and Burn” (first assistant editor), “Spirit of ‘76” (first assistant editor), “The Godfather Part III” (first assistant editor), “Godfather Family: A Look Inside” (title sequence editor), “The Godfather Saga” (assistant editor), “Bram Stoker's Dracula” (associate editor), “Network Television Edition Bram Stoker's Dracula” (editor), “Playing God” ( first assistant editor), “John Grisham's The Rainmaker” (first assistant editor), “Toy Story II” (assistant editor), “My Secret Garden” (assistant editor), “Full Body Massage” (first assistant editor), “Toy Story” (assistant editor), and “Monkey Bone” (assistant editor). Carpenter makes his home in the Napa Valley.


ERIC MATHESON (PRODUCTION DESIGNER) is a native of Maine and has spent more than 20 years as a set builder, prop maker, and special effects artist. He is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts, New York City. Matheson has done numerous commercials and over sixty features. Film credits include “Man Without a Face” (Signwriter), “Message in a Bottle” (construction foreman), “Amistad” (prop-maker foreman), “The Ciderhouse Rules” (construction foreman), “Blown Away” (marine construction /fx), “Rescue 911”(art director), and “Baby, It's Cold Outside” (production designer).

Matheson is the owner of Native Son Productions in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, a full design and set construction shop specializing in all phases of construction/prop/set decoration and scenic art/fx. Matheson is currently the Regional Representative of IATSE for the state of Maine and has been appointed to the Maine Film Commission. He has served for 15 years as the union representative for NABET and IATSE. Matheson splits his time between his studio in the North Country and the shop on Casco Bay – enjoying the best of both worlds.


MATTHEW CLARK (ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, ART DIRECTOR, STILLS, GRAPHIC DESIGN, TITLE DESIGN, DOCUMENTARY, 2nd UNIT DIRECTOR/CAMERA) is originally from New York but calls the West Coast home. Clark and Henry LeRoy Finch have collaborated previously on numerous projects including design and artwork for music and print.

Clark was an indispensable part of the “Wake” team. He documented and gave the production an authentic lived-in look from first rehearsal through post-production titles and graphics – and for the creation of marketing materials. He has worked as a designer at agencies in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Switzerland. He is also an independent creative consultant and artist.


SZUSZANA MEGYESI (WARDROBE DESIGNER) comes to costume design from the art world where she has worked as a museum and gallery curator in Hungary and Europe for the past twenty years. “Wake” marks her feature film debut.


CHRIS ANDERSON (CO-COMPOSER) Winner of four Telly Awards for Outstanding Score, Anderson has written for film, television, commercials, theater, dance, and classical small ensemble. A musical chameleon, he has scored over 30 feature films, TV specials on each major network, and episodic television – in a wide variety of styles.

Ranging from full orchestral scores to roots and swing to avant jazz and pop, his composing style incorporates structures and tone colors from traditional and non-traditional influences. Some of his credits include the award-winning indie feature “The Month of August,” “F Stops” for Burning Galileo, and “Treasure Island” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

In addition to his extensive film and television credits, Chris “Whitey” Anderson is well known throughout the Americana-Roots music scene. He has been a featured guest artist for Dave Alvin, Rosie Florez, Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, as well as performing and recording with his own local band, The Lucky Stars.


NIC HARCOURT (MUSIC SUPERVISOR) Deemed by many to be the ultimate taste maker in music and named one of the most influential DJs in America, Harcourt has been an innovator as both a Program Director and DJ. Since his arrival at Los Angeles’ KCRW four years ago as Creative Music Director and host of “Morning Becomes Eclectic,” the show has seen a meteoric rise in listenership and has sparked NPR to syndicate his show nationally.

Harcourt’s championship of such recording artists and groups as Shelby Lynne, Dido, Travis, Moby, David Gray, and Coldplay has been instrumental in breaking their careers. Executive producer David Chase first heard the group A-3’s song “Woke Up This Morning” on Harcourt’s show – which is now the main title theme for the HBO hit “The Sopranos.”

Harcourt is turning his abilities to selecting innovative new music for film and television. He recently acted as a musical consultant to the feature films “The Pursuit of Happiness,” starring Frank Whaley and Annabeth Gish, and “Igby Goes Down,” starring Kieran Culkin, and to such television series as the Showtime’s hit “Queer as Folk,” “The Beast,” and “L.A. Sheriff’s Homicide.” He is also acting as an advertising music consultant to Mitsubishi Motors.


RAMSAY MIDWOOD (ORIGINAL SONGS) Whether in front of the camera or behind the microphone, Ramsay Midwood capitalizes on his eclectic talent to deliver the finest performance. Though he’s worked on everything from soap operas to prime-time shows such as “Chicago Hope” & “Matlock,” and performed on stage with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company as an actor, it's within the spectrum of his music where he truly shines. He dips into a type of folk music that is reminiscent of its inception and has drawn comparisons to early Tom Waits and Bob Dylan. His debut album, “Shootout at the OK Chinese Restaurant,” to be released by Vanguard Records, is a collection of original compositions that are as timeless and American as music can be. Midwood’s songs are featured on the soundtrack.


JOE DiGIORGI (SOUND CONSULTANT, MIXER) studied music and art in college and performed as a musician. Since establishing a studio and freelance career in 1985, DiGiorgi has worked with a wide variety of artists from Deep Purple to The Spin Doctors. DiGiorgi was involved in engineering and co-production on three Grammy-nominated albums by Tom Chapin, brother of Harry Chapin.

DiGiorgi has branched into post-production for film and television. His credits include sound design and mixing for several independent films. He is now directing and recording Japanese animation for American release. Included in this genre is “Record of Lodoss Wars,” one of the highest-rated shows in Japan.


MICHAEL C. DONALDSON (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER) earned his law degree in l967 at University of California, Berkeley after a three-year stint in the United States Marine Corps. He has been an entertainment lawyer for more than 30 years. He is president of the International Documentary Association (IDA) and general counsel to the Independent Feature Project/West (IFP/W) and Writers Guilds of America/West Foundation. He wrote Negotiating for Dummies which has sold over 100,000 copies in English and has been translated into nine languages. It is a Book-Of-The-Month Club selection and is in its seventh printing; he recorded a book-on-tape version for Harper-Collins. He also wrote Do It Yourself! Trademarks & Copyrights (l995), which is in its third printing, and Clearance and Copyright: Everything the Filmmaker Needs to Know, published by Silman-James (l997), which is used as a textbook in over 30 colleges and universities.

Donaldson co-produced the documentary, “Ageism in Hollywood” and executive produced “The Scoundrel’s Wife,” starring Tatum O'Neal, Julian Sands, and Tim Curry. His law practice focuses on theater and independent film. Donaldson has been involved on every level of filmmaking including financing, negotiation of contracts for directors, producers, actors, and crews, distribution and auditing.

Donaldson is a popular keynote speaker on the subject of copyright, film, and negotiating and has spoken all over the world in such diverse venues as the Chinese Television Academy, the Cannes International Film Festival, and the Sundance Film Festival, among others.


ALEXIS MAGAGNI-SEELY (ASSOCIATE PRODUCER) has produced seven feature films. She has worked for HKM Films and for Leonardo DiCaprio’s Internet Film Festival, to name a few. Magagni-Seely produced music video/commercial director Mike Mills’ short film “The Architecture of Reassurance” which premiered at Sundance 2000 and aired on Showtime.

Magagni-Seely is developing novelist Michael Ontaadje’s (“The English Patient”) “In the Skin of a Lion” with Serendipity Point Films and currently has several other projects in development. She is also co-producer of “Prey for Rock & Roll,” which premiered in Sundance and the TriBeCa Film Festival.

Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The poisonous combination would sometimes knock people out. Someone walking along the road would take a person - their family member for instance - for dead, and prepare them for burial. The person was then laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days. The family would gather around and eat and drink, and wait and see if the person might wake up; hence, the custom of holding a ‘wake’.