Portland Film Festival 2024

Mental Health Shorts

Expired October 28, 2024 4:00 AM
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4 films in package
Mother's Day
A mother navigates the ever-changing journey that is grief after the tragic loss of her son.
The Inexistence of Eva Moore
A solitary man finds solace and love within a world of miniatures that he’s created, until a drunken night leads to a mysterious disappearance that upends his perfect fantasy world.
Barely Breathing
After an awkward masturbation accident, Sai is guilted into moving back in with his father, forcing them to bridge the chasm left by the death of Sai's mother years prior.
MECÁNICA
When a touring musician receives news that her rapist committed suicide, her bandmate's reaction fractures the evening and her future.ing musician receives news that her rapist committed suicide, her bandmate's reaction fractures the evening and her future.

Barely Breathing is a dark comedy about Sai, who is guilted into moving in with his Father and Step Mother after nearly dying in an embarrassing autoerotic asphyxiation (AEA) accident. In order to get his dad off his back, Sai begins “hanging” with an AEA support group filled with loveable misfits but humor can only hide so much. As Sai begins to get comfortable, the distance between him and his father grows deeper in the lingering chasm left behind by the death of Sai’s mother ten years prior.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    20 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Rating
    R
  • Genre
    Dark Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Mental Health
  • Awards
    1) WINNER 2023 Austin Film Festival Audience Choice Award for Best Short Narrative (Oscar Qualifying), 2) FINALIST 2023 Austin Film Festival for Best Short Narrative, 3) WINNER 2023 Tasveer South Asian Film Festival Audience Choice for Best Short Narrative (Oscar Qualifying), 4) WINNER 2024 DC Independent Film Festival for Best Short Narrative, 5) WINNER 2024 Oxford Film Festival for Best Short Comedy, 6) WINNER 2024 Woods Hole Film Festival Audience Choice for Best Short Comedy, 7) WINNER 2024 Jacksonville Film Festival for Best Short Narrative, 8) WINNER 2024 Jacksonville Film Festival for Best of Fest, 9) WINNER 2024 Houston WorldFest Remi Award, 10) WINNER (3rd Place) 2023 Anchorage International Film Festival for Best Short Narrative, 11) WINNER 2023 Summer in the South Festival: Best Dark Comedy, Best Georgia Film, Best Actor
  • Note
    #BarelyBreathingMovie
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  • Director
    Derek Evans
  • Screenwriter
    Neal Reddy
  • Producer
    Alina Lia, Jamie Flanagan, Neal Reddy, Derek Evans
  • Executive Producer
    Neal Reddy
  • Filmmaker
    Derek Evans, Neal Reddy
  • Cast
    Neal Reddy - Sai, Anil Bajaj - Sai's Dad, Gunner Willis - Dan, Lindsay Bytof - Kate, Vas Sanchez - Morales (Group Leader), Alex Nguyen - Jason, Dre Bravo - Chad, Kyle Gaskin - Tommy, Johnny Land - Stan, Pedro Nicanor - Pepe, Kasey O'Barr - Billy, Jakkar Thompson - Gary
  • Cinematographer
    Madison McKamey, Jacob Ryan Hale
  • Editor
    Derek Evans, Taylor Glazier
  • Production Design
    Erin Davis
  • Sound Design
    Jean-Pierre Chapoteau
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