Project Detail

Breakwater

Daniel McNamee and Shaun Paul McGrath as Otto and John in front of the Radcliffe Camera, Oxford

Daniel McNamee and Shaun Paul McGrath as Otto and John

Synopsis

A psychological drama set between Oxford and the Suffolk coast, exploring how we connect, forgive and grieve for both others and ourselves. It follows the relationship between Otto, a university student, and John, a retired angler who lives on the coast who bond over shared trauma of losing a loved one.
Official Selection Raindance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

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Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Features
Running time: 91 min
Format: Digital
Director: Max Morgan 1st Feature
Producer: Jemima Chen
Executive Producer: Lord Neil Mendoza, Andy Paterson, Mike Hoffman, Maria Aries, Harvey John, Tim Flynn, Danhua Chen, Su-Mei Thompson, Sarah Marshall, Anthony Todd, Daniel Gordon
Editor: Talia Caouki
Screenwriter: Max Morgan
Director of Photography: Evan Bridges
Production Designer: Zoe Heimann
Sound: Ed White, Luke White
Composer: Bella Simpson, Alessandro Mackinnon-Botti
Principal cast: Daniel McNamee, Shaun Paul McGrath, Will Gao, Agnes Halladay, Noah Radcliffe-Adams

Genre

Drama LGBTQIA+ Romance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Breakwater Pictures Ltd.

Jemima Chen
Flat 16 North Court
Great Peter Street
London
SW1P 3LL

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