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Release Date:
January 5, 2021
Original Title:
Breathe. A Solo Experience
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 68
With the recent political, racial, and global unrest occurring throughout 2020/2021, writer and performer, Philicia Saunders, wrote a one-woman live theater show based on her life-changing personal journey towards activism after a chance trip to a Civil Rights monument during a civil rights tour in Alabama, and mentorship by a luminary of activism in Watts, California, Sweet Alice Harris. Unfortunately, no one ever saw that live theater version of the show because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, necessity is the mother of invention, and Saunders knew that this story would educate, inspire, and transform those who see it. Thus came Breathe. Directed by award-winning playwright/performer Roger Q. Mason, this film is art activism - fusing live performance, cinema, performance art and artistic swimming in a hybridized narrative that could only be born during these challenging, yet galvanizing times.
Director:
Roger Q. Mason
Producer:
Roger Q. Mason
Philicia Saunders
Jessica Hanna
Writer:
Philicia Saunders
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