# Breathing Happy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Breathing_Happy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Breathing_Happy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathing_Happy > Source revision: 1339546444 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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 = | starring = {{Plainlist| * [John D'Aquino](/source/John_D'Aquino) * [Augie Duke](/source/Augie_Duke) * [June Carryl](/source/June_Carryl) * [Phil Esposito](/source/Phil_Esposito) * [Katelyn Nacon](/source/Katelyn_Nacon) * [Jim O'Heir](/source/Jim_O'Heir) * [Aaron Moorhead](/source/Aaron_Moorhead) * [Justin Benson](/source/Justin_Benson_(filmmaker)) * [Sarah Bolger](/source/Sarah_Bolger) }} | music = [Christopher Dudley](/source/Christopher_Dudley) | cinematography = | editing = | studio = Rustic Films & Scatter Brothers Productions | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2022|6||[Chattanooga](/source/Chattanooga_Film_Festival)}} | runtime = 97 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $20,000 | gross = }} '''''Breathing Happy''''' is a 2022 American [drama film](/source/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](/source/Shane_Brady) * [John D'Aquino](/source/John_D'Aquino) * [Augie Duke](/source/Augie_Duke) * [June Carryl](/source/June_Carryl) * [Phil Esposito](/source/Phil_Esposito) * [Katelyn Nacon](/source/Katelyn_Nacon) * [Jim O'Heir](/source/Jim_O'Heir) * [Aaron Moorhead](/source/Aaron_Moorhead) * [Justin Benson](/source/Justin_Benson_(filmmaker)) * [Sarah Bolger](/source/Sarah_Bolger) * Owen Atlas * [Sarah Noelle Eastep](/source/Sarah_Noelle_Eastep) ==Production== The drama film ''Breathing Happy'' was announced on April 16, 2021, when filming began around [Tampa, Florida](/source/Tampa%2C_Florida) and [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California).{{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](/source/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}} Due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), [principal photography](/source/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](/source/Palm_Harbor%2C_Florida).{{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](/source/WFTS-TV)|access-date=May 17, 2021}} As a result, various locations in the screenplay were removed and the script was rewritten to model the house. 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." 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."{{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}} During post-production, the [film score](/source/film_score) was composed by Christopher Dudley from the American rock band [Underoath](/source/Underoath). ==Release== The film was set to premiere at the [Chattanooga Film Festival](/source/Chattanooga_Film_Festival) in June 2022.{{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](/source/Chattanooga_Film_Festival)|access-date=May 3, 2022}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Breathing Happy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathing_Happy) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathing_Happy?action=history)). 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