{{Short description|Upcoming American film by Shane Brady}} {{Use American English|date=April 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox film | image = | alt = | caption = | director = Shane Brady | producer = David Lawson Jr. | writer = Shane Brady | screenplay = | story = | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | starring = {{Plainlist| * John D'Aquino * Augie Duke * June Carryl * Phil Esposito * Katelyn Nacon * Jim O'Heir * Aaron Moorhead * Justin Benson * Sarah Bolger }} | music = Christopher Dudley | cinematography = | editing = | studio = Rustic Films & Scatter Brothers Productions | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2022|6||Chattanooga}} | runtime = 97 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $20,000<ref name="Interview"/> | gross = }}
'''''Breathing Happy''''' is a 2022 American drama film written and directed by Shane Brady in his feature directorial debut.
==Premise== Dylan is a recovering drug addict about to celebrate his first year of sobriety on Christmas.
==Cast== * Shane Brady * John D'Aquino * Augie Duke * June Carryl * Phil Esposito * Katelyn Nacon * Jim O'Heir * Aaron Moorhead * Justin Benson * Sarah Bolger * Owen Atlas * Sarah Noelle Eastep
==Production== The drama film ''Breathing Happy'' was announced on April 16, 2021, when filming began around Tampa, Florida and Los Angeles, California.<ref name="Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/walking-dead-katelyn-nacon-movie-breathing-happy-phil-esposito-nhl-1234735737/|title=''The Walking Dead'' Star Katelyn Nacon Joins Movie ''Breathing Happy'' With John D'Aquino & NHL HoF'er Phil Esposito|date=April 16, 2021|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416160608/https://deadline.com/2021/04/walking-dead-katelyn-nacon-movie-breathing-happy-phil-esposito-nhl-1234735737/|archive-date=April 16, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/hollywood-director-returns-to-childhood-home-in-palm-harbor-to-make-movie|title=Hollywood director returns to childhood home in Palm Harbor to make movie|date=March 29, 2021|first=Robert|last=Boyd|website=WFTS-TV|access-date=May 17, 2021}}</ref> As a result, various locations in the screenplay were removed and the script was rewritten to model the house.<ref name="Interview"/>
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."<ref name="Statement"/> 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."<ref name="Statement">{{cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2021/05/the-walking-deads-katelyn-nacon-to-star-in-mind-bending-drama-breathing-happy/|title=''The Walking Dead''{{'}}s Katelyn Nacon to star in mind-bending drama Breathing Happy|date=May 11, 2021|first=Gary|last=Collinson|website=Flickering Myth|access-date=May 17, 2021}}</ref>
During post-production, the film score was composed by Christopher Dudley from the American rock band Underoath.<ref name="Deadline"/>
==Release== The film was set to premiere at the Chattanooga Film Festival in June 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chattfilmfest.org/press/2022/4/27/the-chattanooga-film-festival-announces-first-half-of-2022-virtual-lineup|title=The Chattanooga Film Festival Announces First Half of 2022 Virtual Lineup|date=April 27, 2022|website=Chattanooga Film Festival|access-date=May 3, 2022}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|13873674}}
Category:American drama films Category:Films shot in Florida Category:Films shot in Los Angeles Category:2022 drama films Category:2022 films Category:2022 English-language films Category:2022 American films Category:English-language drama films