Abi Corbin &
Kwame Kwei-Armah

Breaking

Directed by client Abi Corbin, Written by clients Abi Corbin and Kwame Kwei-Armah

Living in a cheap motel in Atlanta and separated from his wife and child, former U.S. Marine veteran Brian Easley is desperate. Driven to the brink by forces beyond his control, the soft-spoken, kind man decides to rob a bank and hold hostages with a bomb. As police, media, and family members descend on the bank and Brian, it becomes clear he’s not after money — he wants to tell his story and have what is rightfully his, even if it costs him his life. 

About Abi Corbin

Abi Corbin, a writer/director/producer, South Boston native and USC graduate. Abi’s directorial debut, BREAKING, premiered at Sundance under the title 892, starring John Boyega, Michael K. Williams, and Nicole Behari. Produced by Salman Al-Rashid and Sam Frohman of Salmira Productions and Joshuah Bearman and Mackenzie Fargo of Epic

About kwame Kwei-Armah

Kwame most recently wrapped his directorial debut THE COLLABORATION, written by Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten, which chronicles the creative relationship between Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, starring Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany. Previously, he wrote THE SAINT for Paramount and Di Bonaventura with Rege-Jean Page attached to star. Prior to that, Kwame rewrote LIBERTY ROAD with George Tillman directing for Chernin, & 3000 Pictures and ALL RISE, a musical about how Viagra came to market inside Pfizer, which Spike Lee is set to direct.

The inspiration for BREAKING

"I think the thing that shapes our world is storytelling. The stories that you tell yourself, the narratives that you know are what you can pursue. If you look back in history, you are able to analyze a civilization by the stories that are told about it and I'm hopeful that if we tell stories now that are of flashpoints in our society, that are reckoning, they won't have to be told in 30 years by the next generation. Whatever the genre is, for me, doesn't matter as much, it's more about - is this story going to be a narrative that moves people in a way that improves our culture and gives us better stories to tell in the future?" — Abi Corbin

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