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Breathing Happy

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Breathing Happy
Directed byShane Brady
Written byShane Brady
Produced byDavid Lawson Jr.
Starring
Music byChristopher Dudley
Production
company
Rustic Films & Scatter Brothers Productions
Release date
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20,000[1]

Breathing Happy is a 2022 American drama film written and directed by Shane Brady in his feature directorial debut.

Premise

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Dylan is a recovering drug addict about to celebrate his first year of sobriety on Christmas.

Cast

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Production

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The drama film Breathing Happy was announced on April 16, 2021, when filming began around Tampa, Florida and Los Angeles, California.[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, principal photography was moved from L.A. to Florida, where filming took place mainly in the childhood house of writer and director Shane Brady, located in Palm Harbor, Florida.[1] As a result, various locations in the screenplay were removed and the script was rewritten to model the house.[1]

In creating the film, Brady said that he "didn't want to tell a literal story of addiction, with a logical, linear flow because when it comes to drugs, nothing makes sense."[3] He also described his time as a magician, and how it helped him "tell this story in a way no one else could", and explained that the film was his "artistic interpretation of my family's struggles with addiction" as a "jumbled popcorn machine of emotions and points of view hopefully bringing about healing for other families struggling with addiction."[3]

During post-production, the film score was composed by Christopher Dudley from the American rock band Underoath.[2]

Release

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The film was set to premiere at the Chattanooga Film Festival in June 2022.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Boyd, Robert (March 29, 2021). "Hollywood director returns to childhood home in Palm Harbor to make movie". WFTS-TV. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Wiseman, Andreas (April 16, 2021). "The Walking Dead Star Katelyn Nacon Joins Movie Breathing Happy With John D'Aquino & NHL HoF'er Phil Esposito". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Collinson, Gary (May 11, 2021). "The Walking Dead's Katelyn Nacon to star in mind-bending drama Breathing Happy". Flickering Myth. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Chattanooga Film Festival Announces First Half of 2022 Virtual Lineup". Chattanooga Film Festival. April 27, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
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