Breathing Room
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| Directed by | John Suits Gabriel Cowan |
| Produced by | Gabriel Cowan Bryce Gerlach |
| Written by | John Suits Gabriel Cowan |
| Starring | Ailsa Marshall David Higlen Brad Culver Kim Estes Keith Foster |
| Music by | Chris Kidd Kari Rae Seekins Karl Suits Tim Ziesmer |
| Cinematography | Gabriel Cowan John Suits |
| Editing by | John Suits |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | March 18, 2008 (Netherlands) September 30, 2008 |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Breathing Room (also known as A Room to Breathe) 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[1] and House of 9.
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[edit] Plot
Gabriel Hui (Ailsa Marshall) is tossed naked into a room with thirteen strangers.[2][3][4][5] She quickly discovers that they are all players in a deadly game.[2][3][4][5] She and the other contestants scramble to uncover why they are there and who is behind it.[2][4] Throughout the film, the lights go off and one of the players is hunted and killed.[2][3][5] Each time a dead body arises, a clue is left, which the players decode to find the answers they are looking for.[2][3][5] In the end, the similarity between the players is the fact that they are so different.[2][3][4]
[edit] Production
Breathing Room was shot in 2007 in Azusa, California, with two DVX100 cameras for around $25,000.[4] It has been distributed internationally through various carriers and domestically in the United States through Anchor Bay Entertainment.[4] The film was written by John Suits and Gabriel Cowan, two MFA film directing students at CalArts.[6][7] During their first year in school, they shot and edited a half hour short film in a single weekend.[6][7] 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.[6][7] Much has been written on how and why young filmmakers make low budget thrillers.
[edit] Distribution
- Festivals
- Breathing Room has been accepted into numerous film festivals including Pi Fan (Korea), Horror Hound Weekend and the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.[8][9]
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- ^ by Kathy Justice, indyweek.com, February 20 2006, "Nevermore Film Fest saves horror from those who would destroy it", paragraph 6, Retrieved 10-17-2008
- ^ a b c d e f by Foywonder, dreadcentral.com,Breathing Room review, Retrieved 10-17-2008
- ^ a b c d e dvdresurrections.com, Breathing Room review, Retrieved 10-17-2008
- ^ a b c d e f hoetheaterinfo.com, Breathing Room review, Retrieved 10-17-2008
- ^ a b c d imagination-llc.com, Imagination Worldwide synopsis of Breathing Room, Retrieved 10-17-2008
- ^ a b c davidsuits.com, John Suits bio, Retrieved 10-17-2008
- ^ a b c newartistalliance.com, Gabriel Cowan bio at New Artists Alliance, Tetrieved 10-17-2008
- ^ twitchfilm.net, June 23 2008, "PiFan 2008 Lineup Released!", Retrieved 10-17-2008
- ^ horrorhoundweekend.com Retrieved 10-17-2008
[edit] External links
- Breathing Room
- 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
- Reviews
