TITLE: A BREATH AWAY

12 minutes narrative short

17th International Short Film Festival in DRAMA, Greece, September 2011

An obnoxious man who loves pushing everyone aside will change when he is about to also lose the respect of his 8-year old daughter.

Synopsis

Marcos is an obnoxious middle- aged man. A successful businessman and lover in the past, his health has been deteriorating for the last years due to cancer. Divorced from his wife and with no friends he joins a therapy group, yet he manages to turn all of the members against him. His only weakness is his daughter. Faced with his darkest fears, Marcos will transcend his alienation and begin to accept that he needs others in his life.

Director and Editor: Yianna Dellatolla

Director of Photography: Kirsten Tan

Assistant Director: Jennifer Suhr

Production Manager: Adriana Cepeda

Creative Producer: Anja Marquardt

Script Supervisor and Dit: Nikita Liamzine

Assistant Camera: Mansee Kong

Gaffer: John Shim, Chananun Chotrungroj

Key Grip: Liam Brady

Production Designer: Neslihan Arslan, Chananun Chotrungroj

Costume: Stella Kyriakopoulos

Make up: Elissa Ruminer

Sound Mixer: Nikola Chapelle

Boom: Sehaj Sethi, Leonora Londsdale, Lamia Alami, Brook Goldfinch

Sound Designer: Chris Dickinson

Score: Jason Binnick

CAST

Marcos: Chris Berger

Lisa: Holly Davatz

Claudia :Caroline Rosenbum

Martha: Paula Demers

Clara: Traci Hovel

Rob: Marc Graiser

Marvin :Laurence Waltman

Juanita: Sydney Francis

Maria: Danika Yarosh

Mother: Alisa Robinson

Blonde: Tiffany Simms

Brunette: Julie Disher