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Powerfully underscored by Ty Taylor's a-cappella song "Gut-Wrencher," which is spot-on haunting and prayerful, and director-producer Cheray O'Neal's poetry of loss is the question," Why?" Breathe speaks to my heart with every step that Kobi (Chase Tillman) takes in this short film. The poem "Breather" by Cheray O'Neal says it all. It is not a reckoning, but it is a beautiful call for our hearts and eyes to open. I must give credit to all of the crew, especially cinematographer Lee Cherry and editor Bryant Robinson. There is not one second of this film that I didn't find "breathtaking."
The message is that racism is perhaps propagated by parents and a system that ensures discrimination, but that it can also be unlearned by empathy and a system that encourages love and understanding.
I rate Breathe 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 10 to 18, plus adults. By Nancy K., KIDS FIRST!
Powerfully underscored by Ty Taylor's a-cappella song "Gut-Wrencher," which is spot-on haunting and prayerful, and director-producer Cheray O'Neal's poetry of loss is the question," Why?" Breathe speaks to my heart with every step that Kobi (Chase Tillman) takes in this short film. The poem "Breather" by Cheray O'Neal says it all. It is not a reckoning, but it is a beautiful call for our hearts and eyes to open. I must give credit to all of the crew, especially cinematographer Lee Cherry and editor Bryant Robinson. There is not one second of this film that I didn't find "breathtaking."
The message is that racism is perhaps propagated by parents and a system that ensures discrimination, but that it can also be unlearned by empathy and a system that encourages love and understanding.
I rate Breathe 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 10 to 18, plus adults. By Nancy K., KIDS FIRST!
Kobi, a black sweet- shy seventeen year old skips school to meet his friends for a George Floyd vigil. On his adventure; love, loss, fear and friendship become his greatest allies, or his worst nightmare.
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