
Break
Directed, Co-Written, & Edited by Alex Haney
What would it feel like to look inside the mind of someone having an anxiety attack? Overwhelmed by calls from work, endless homework, and a nagging friend, a college student struggling with anxiety does everything to hold it together as her world falls apart.
“Break” dives inside the mind of a student struggling with an anxiety attack, offering a way to understand a mental health condition that too often makes people feel alienated in today’s world. I wanted to tell this story to highlight the unseen battles those with mental illness fight every day.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Berlin International Film Festival 2017 Creative Minds Showcase
BEST DIRECTOR
Alternative Film Festival Winter Edition 2017
CATEGORY FINALIST, BEST ACTRESS: MARYELIZABETH O’DONNELL
Alternative Film Festival Winter Edition 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION
NFFTY – National Film Festival for Talented Youth 2017
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BFFF Berlin Flash Film Festival September 2017
FINALIST
FROSTBITE International Indie Fest October 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Carmel International Film Festival 2017
THIRD PLACE, STUDENT FILM
Desert Rocks Film and Music Festival 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION
DC Independent Film Festival 2018
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