Breathing Room
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Breathing Room is a 2008 horror
film
written and directed by John Suits and Gabriel Cowan
.
The film is said to be "Low on camp and high on suspense", with a plot that resembles the 2006 French cult film 13 Tzameti
and House of 9
.
, the lights go off and one of the players is hunted and killed. Each time a dead body arises, a clue is left, which the players decode to find the answers they are looking for. In the end, the similarity between the players is the fact that they are so different.
, with two DVX100 cameras for around $25,000. It has been distributed internationally through various carriers and domestically in the United States
through Anchor Bay Entertainment
. The film was written by John Suits and Gabriel Cowan
, two MFA
film directing
students at CalArts. During their first year in school, they shot and edited a half hour short film in a single weekend. They decided it was so fun and easy, that they should make a feature film
. They quickly raised the funds from friends Kerry Johnson, Morgan Riehl, and Bryce Gerlach, and six weeks later, they wrapped production on Breathing Room. Since then, they have made two other feature films, and have several more in the works. Much has been http://books.google.com/books?id=bvmQ9O-vZTwC&dq=how+i+made+a+hundred+movies+in+hollywood+and+never+lost+a+dime&pg=PP1&ots=JHrD140ayR&sig=pCwIuZIY7uEZCdMDMUn37c7OAhM&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fclient%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26q%3DHow%2BI%2BMade%2Ba%2BHundred%2BMovies%2Bin%2BHollywood%2Band%2BNever%2BLost%2Ba%2BDime%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=one-book-with-thumbnailwritten] on how and why young filmmakers make low budget thrillers.
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Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
written and directed by John Suits and Gabriel Cowan
Gabriel Cowan
Gabriel Cowan is a filmmaker and composer best known for his work on horror films Scream 2, Scream 3, Breathing Room, and Growth. He has also made documentaries, dramas, and comedies.-Early life:...
.
The film is said to be "Low on camp and high on suspense", with a plot that resembles the 2006 French cult film 13 Tzameti
13 Tzameti
13 Tzameti is a 2005 film written and directed by Georgian filmmaker Géla Babluani. "Tzameti" is the Georgian word for thirteen. 13 Tzameti is the feature length directorial debut for Babluani...
and House of 9
House of 9
House of 9 is a 2005 thriller film directed by Steven R. Monroe and starring Dennis Hopper. The film was first released in France at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2004, followed by a limited release in the United States.- Premise :...
.
Plot
Gabriel Hui (Ailsa Marshall) is tossed naked into a room with thirteen strangers. She quickly discovers that they are all players in a deadly game. She and the other contestants scramble to uncover why they are there and who is behind it. Throughout the filmFilm
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, the lights go off and one of the players is hunted and killed. Each time a dead body arises, a clue is left, which the players decode to find the answers they are looking for. In the end, the similarity between the players is the fact that they are so different.
Production
Breathing Room was shot in 2007 in Azusa, CaliforniaAzusa, California
Azusa is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 46,361 at the 2010 census, up from 44,712 at the 2000 census. Though sometimes assumed to be a compaction of the phrase "everything from A to Z in the USA" from an old Jack Benny joke, the place name "Azusa"...
, with two DVX100 cameras for around $25,000. It has been distributed internationally through various carriers and domestically in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
through Anchor Bay Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment is a U.S. based home entertainment and production company and is a division of Starz Media, which is a unit of Starz, LLC. It was previously owned by IDT Entertainment until 2006 when IDT was purchased by Starz Media. Anchor Bay markets and sells feature films, series,...
. The film was written by John Suits and Gabriel Cowan
Gabriel Cowan
Gabriel Cowan is a filmmaker and composer best known for his work on horror films Scream 2, Scream 3, Breathing Room, and Growth. He has also made documentaries, dramas, and comedies.-Early life:...
, two MFA
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
film directing
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
students at CalArts. During their first year in school, they shot and edited a half hour short film in a single weekend. They decided it was so fun and easy, that they should make a feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
. They quickly raised the funds from friends Kerry Johnson, Morgan Riehl, and Bryce Gerlach, and six weeks later, they wrapped production on Breathing Room. Since then, they have made two other feature films, and have several more in the works. Much has been http://books.google.com/books?id=bvmQ9O-vZTwC&dq=how+i+made+a+hundred+movies+in+hollywood+and+never+lost+a+dime&pg=PP1&ots=JHrD140ayR&sig=pCwIuZIY7uEZCdMDMUn37c7OAhM&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fclient%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26q%3DHow%2BI%2BMade%2Ba%2BHundred%2BMovies%2Bin%2BHollywood%2Band%2BNever%2BLost%2Ba%2BDime%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=one-book-with-thumbnailwritten] on how and why young filmmakers make low budget thrillers.
Distribution
Festivals- Breathing Room has been accepted into numerous film festivals including Pi Fan (Korea)Puchon International Fantastic Film FestivalThe Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival , or PiFan, is an international film festival held annually in July in Bucheon, South Korea...
, Horror Hound Weekend and the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
Cast
- Ailsa Marshall as Fourteen (Tonya)
- David Higlen as Five (Harold Riehl/Unemployed-Convicted Rapist)
- Brad Culver as Six (Matt McKeown/Police Officer)
- Kim Estes as Ten (Henry)
- Keith Foster as Host
External links
- Breathing Room (2008) at IMDB
- Breathing Room (2008) at New Artists Alliance
- Breathing Room at Bloody-Disgusting.com
- Breathing Room at Zelluloid.de (German)
- Breathing Room at Cinema Horror (Italian)
- Breathing Room at CinemaRX (Romania)
- Breathing Room at Abandomoviez (Spain)
- Breathing Room at Film.The-Fan (German)(German title, No Exit)
- Breathing Room at Indy.com
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