I AM BREATHING
LIMITED RELEASE

“Among the year’s most moving films” 
-The Hollywood Reporter

"Engrossing...might well break your heart” 
-Village Voice

“Extraordinary"
-The New York Times

"An achingly reflective look at the life of a man struggling with ALS" 
-Variety

Genre: Documentary, Disability, Family, Health and Wellness

Synopsis:
I Am Breathing is about the thin space between life and death. Neil Platt ponders the last months of his life. Within a year, he goes from being a healthy young father to becoming completely paralyzed 1from the neck down. As his body gets weaker, his perspective on life changes.

"Its amazing how adaptable we are when we have to be. Its what separates us and defines us as human beings."

Knowing he only has a few months left to live, and while he still has the ability to speak, Neil puts together a letter and memory box for his baby son Oscar. How can he make sense of the last 34 years? How can he anticipate what Oscar might want to know about his father in a future Neil can only imagine? He tries to tell the story of his life from his memories and impressions of love, friends and motorbike rides.    

Neil faces Motor Neuron Disease with incredible humor and honesty, determined to share this last stage of his life through a blog, which touched many people. With his posts forming the film’s narration, I am Breathing tries to listen to Neil as he asks ‘what makes us human’ in the last months of his life.

Film Information
Directors:  Emma Davie, Morag McKinnon
Pre-book: 2-03-2015
Street: 3-03-2015
DVD Cat#: PRDVD2720       
SRP: $59.95
UPC:  013964695007

DVD Specs
Runtime: 72 minutes 
Language Tracks: English
Audio Format: Dolby Stereo
Video Format: WS 1.78