Please note…

This online screening has reached its registration capacity*.
* Except Arts Circle and Film Lover Members – see ‘Registration Information’ below.

Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to watch Breaking in our Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room, powered by Vision Media. A special pre-recorded conversation with director Abi Damaris Corbin, moderated by Jenn Wilson (Senior Programmer, Film Independent), is included as part of this screening experience.

When Marine Veteran Brian Brown-Easley is denied support from Veterans Affairs, financially desperate and running out of options, he takes a bank and several of its employees hostage, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with the police. Based on the true story.

From Bleecker Street, Breaking will be in theaters August 26th.

 
2021, 103 minutes, color | Written by Abi Damaris Corbin & Kwame Kwei-Armah | Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin | Starring John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Olivia Washington, Selenis Leyva, Kate Burton, Connie Britton, Jeffrey Donovan, and Michael Kenneth Williams | Produced by Ashley Levinson, Kevin Turen, Mackenzie Fargo, Salman Al-Rashid, and Sam Frohman | Executive Produced by Joshuah Bearman, Joshua Davis, Arthur Spector, Simmons Frazier, Abi Damaris Corbin, Kwame Kwei-Armah, William Greenfield, Sam Levinson, Harrison Huffman, Jarrett Turner, Katia Washington, Max Goldfarb, Moudhy Al-Rashid, Aaron Gell, John Boyega, and Femi Oguns
 

Registration Information

All Film Independent Members can register for this online screening starting at 6:00 pm on Thursday, August 18. | Registration is free; one registration per Membership. | Proof of Member status is required to complete registration.

Arts Circle and Film Lover Members are guaranteed access to this event; email membership@filmindependent.org for more information.

How to Watch

On the first day of screening availability, registered Members (and guests, when applicable) will be emailed a secure link by our partner Vision Media to watch this title in the Film Independent Presents Online Screening Room.

Online Screening Policies

Availability window and registration capacity may vary; always register as early as possible to ensure access. Links are watermarked, nontransferable and may only be used by the Member who completed the registration. Limit one link per Membership, per event.

Members are required to follow all rules and guidelines as laid out by Film Independent and/or its partners. If a guest has been registered for an event by a Member, these policies shall apply to that guest. Violation of policies may result in suspension or termination of Membership.

Event details and guest participation are subject to change or cancellation without prior notice.