Learning to Breathe Under Water
- Logline
- Leo is 8. His best friend is a giant shark that his dad, an artist, built in their roof. Leo escapes to fantasy worlds to process his peculiar reality until a spirited au pair challenges him to embrace the wild, wonderful mess of real life.
- Talent
- Sam Hodge
- Role of participant
- Editor
- Director
- Rebekah Fortune
- Producer
- Jack Tarling, Patrick O'Neill, Hanneke Niens
- Screenwriter
- Richard Brabin
- Status
- post-production
- Year of production
- 2026
- Running time
- 90 min
- Genre
- Drama
- Countries of Production
- United Kingdom , Ireland , Netherlands
- Production Companies
- Shudder Films, Wildcard, KeyFilm, Eirú Films, Bankside Films, Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, Ffilm Cymru / Film Wales, Netherlands Film Commission, UK Global Screen Fund
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Festivals and Awards
BFI and British Council Great 8 Showcase – Cannes Film Festival, 2025 (https://film.britishcouncil.org/about/our-work/great-8)