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Poster for the short film They Are Not Going to Wake Up by Liron Leibu, featuring a black and white cinematic shot of a person walking down a misty forest path.
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Short Film

Voice and Appearance:
Noa Leibu

Original Music
Mark Pinhasov

text / image / direction
Liron Leibu

Completed:
10/04/2026

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They Are Not Going to Wake Up

In a rapidly changing and troubled world, a solitary walk becomes a reflection of an inner journey, from fear and pressure to personal choice.

They Are Not Going to Wake Up is an empowering guide and a plea. Rather than offering answers, it raises questions we tend to avoid: about the future of human society, the effects of technological transformation, the erosion of personal liberties, and the reality of living within an increasingly controlled environment. It examines the transformation of the relationship between individual and society under terrifyingly growing systemic pressure.

Can the trajectory of human society still be changed?

What if our need to belong defines the limits of our freedom?

Is individual liberation possible while others remain unfree?

You know they will not wake up, yet you still make the call.

In turbulent times of uncertainty, filled with sadness, anger, and a sense of loss, I saw how strong the waves can get. I felt the need to reach out to others who feel the currents, I know that eventually everybody does. This film is that call. It is a reminder to resist, to hold on to something, to find your own branch, and not be swept away into darker places. You’re the one who makes the call.

Liron Leibu

In turbulent times of uncertainty, filled with sadness, anger, and a sense of loss, I saw how strong the waves can get. I felt the need to reach out to others who feel the currents, I know that eventually everybody does. This film is that call.

It is a reminder to resist, to hold on to something, to find your own branch, and not be swept away into darker places. You’re the one who makes the call.

Liron Leibu

A haunting black and white film still from They Are Not Going to Wake Up by Liron Leibu, showing the obscured and out-of-focus face of Noa Leibu seen through a window covered in rain droplets.
Cinematic color film still from They Are Not Going to Wake Up by Liron Leibu, featuring a cobblestone path receding into a dark, dense forest with the yellow subtitle: A new chapter has opened for the human race.
Film still by Liron Leibu; a side profile of a woman (Noa Leibu) looking toward the horizon in a hazy, monochrome landscape, capturing themes of isolation and the relationship between the individual and society.
Closing slide with the text They Are Not Going to Wake Up