Simon Baker’s BREATH comes home to WA with star-studded Q&As
Simon Baker as Sando, Ben Spence as Loonie and Samson Coulter as Pikelet...
Simon Baker as Sando, Ben Spence as Loonie and Samson Coulter as Pikelet. Image courtesy of Roadshow Films.
Western Australian coming-of-age drama, BREATH, will screen in Albany, Denmark and Perth ahead of its 3 May cinema release, with introductions from director Simon Baker and post-screening Q&A session with co-stars Samson Coulter and Ben Spence alongside best-selling Western Australian author, Tim Winton, at each of the events.
The WA leg of the publicity tour kicks off Saturday, 21 April, in Albany at the Albany Entertainment Centre and the following night in the picturesque town of Denmark, where the film was shot for a special community screening. BREATH will screen in Perth at both Event Cinemas Innaloo and Luna Leederville on Monday, 23 April.
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“I feel privileged to be able to take BREATH out and hand deliver it to audiences across Australia,” said Baker. “I’m especially thrilled to be returning to the Great Southern region of WA, to share and celebrate with those communities who welcomed us so warmly, and contributed with great spirit to the making of Breath. It’s their film.”
Based on Tim Winton’s award-winning novel of the same name, Simon Baker’s feature film directorial debut Breath follows two teenage boys, Pikelet (Samson Coulter) and Loonie (Ben Spence), growing up in a remote stretch of the Western Australian coast. Hungry for discovery, the pair form an unlikely friendship with Sando (Simon Baker), a mysterious older surfer and adventurer, who pushes the boys to take risks that will have a lasting and profound impact on their lives.
BREATH stars Simon Baker, Elizabeth Debicki, Samson Coulter, Ben Spence, Rachael Blake, Jacek Koman and Richard Roxburgh. The film is produced by Mark Johnson, Simon Baker and Jamie Hilton and directed by Simon Baker from a screenplay by Gerard Lee, Simon Baker and Tim Winton. Tom Williams, Dave Hansen, Johnny Mac and Laura Rister are executive producers.
Margaret Pomeranz calls BREATH, “A sublime adaptation of Tim Winton’s novel, Simon Baker’s debut feature is a knockout! It’s just beautiful.”
BREATH was shot on location in Western Australia with major production investment support from Screen Australia, Great Southern Development Commission, Screenwest and Lotterywest, in association with Autumn Productions and Deluxe Australia.
Watch the BREATH trailer here.
Saturday, April 21 Albany premiere of BREATH with Q&A at Albany Entertainment Centre
Sunday, April 22 Denmark community screening of BREATH – Details to follow
Monday, April 23 Perth premiere of BREATH with Q&A at EVENT Cinemas Innaloo
Monday, April 23 Perth premiere of BREATH with Q&A at Luna Leederville
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