When asking talented Director Abi Damaris Corbin about what drew her interest in creating the vision for this specific true story feature in the movie “Breaking”, she gave a compassionate and personal response – “it was a transformative thing for me to write and be a part of too, because I gained a greater level of empathy for my dad.”
She passionately continues, “I gained a greater empathy for his friends, for the people that I walk past on the street, and understanding a little bit more of what its like to walk in their shoes, and I really hope that as our audience leaves, they’ll say ‘hold on, what can I do where I am, to do right by people?” Director Corbin uses the empathy and compassion she feels for the lives of our Vets post-war, and transforms her pain into purpose. She creates her art as a call to action and activism, and as a way for the audience to emotionally humanize mental health issues, especially for the military community.
In the captivating trailer, Lead Actor, John Boyega, who plays the real-life person, Brian Brown Easley, shouts at the police and news over the phone saying, “I don’t want the bank’s money! What do I need to do to get the attention that I need right now?!” The film showcases a bigger picture of our former and present military members, needing more emotional and mental support from the system and government, in order to live thriving lives. Director Corbin said a touching statement during our interview – “I read the [news] article, and my heart was broken, straight up, just broken open. In it, I saw a lot of my dad’s story, my dad’s a vet, and I just didn’t want it to have to happen again in 30 years.” Hopefully viewers walk away from the movies with a new sense of awareness and motivation, to help create change in the upcoming years for our military.
