Breaking Bread

A Short Film

Breaking

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The Story

Kendra invites her best friend, Alice, to her home for Shabbat – moral support for the unforgettable experience we call family dinner. As the evening unfolds, an unexpected discovery begins to unravel the family’s carefully maintained façade, exposing financial strain and deep cracks in their relationships.

Caught in the middle, Kendra tries to stay out of it, slipping into old patterns to keep the peace. At the same time, she’s holding onto a secret of her own: she’s in love with her best friend, and she’s afraid of becoming like her family.

While breaking bread, Kendra is forced to confront the cost of honesty – and whether breaking the patterns that conceal her family’s truths is the only way to find her own.

 

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Kendra invites her best friend, Alice, to her home for Shabbat – moral support for the unforgettable experience we call family dinner. As the evening unfolds, an unexpected discovery begins to unravel the family’s carefully maintained façade, exposing financial strain and deep cracks in their relationships.

Caught in the middle, Kendra tries to stay out of it, slipping into old patterns to keep the peace. At the same time, she’s holding onto a secret of her own: she’s in love with her best friend, and she’s afraid of becoming like her family.

While breaking bread, Kendra is forced to confront the cost of honesty – and whether breaking the patterns that conceal her family’s truths is the only way to find her own.

Kendra’s family exists in a constant state of defense, each person feeling scrutinized and judged by the others and, more deeply, by themselves. When her aunt finds something she wasn’t meant to see, the facades at play start to unravel, exposing the cracks in how Kendra’s mother has been managing the family’s finances.

Caught in the middle, Kendra navigates the family’s unspoken politics, retreating into passivity to survive the madness, and hiding a secret of her own; she’s in love with her best friend, and she’s afraid of becoming like them.

As things get out of control, Kendra is forced to confront what honesty might cost and whether breaking from her family means losing them, or finally finding herself.

10 Minutes·Color·English

The People

Cast & Crew

Cast

Sloan Clements

As Kendra

Carolyn Badun

As Aunt Marge

Lori Dawnolyn

As Gai

Semilore Osinuga

As Alice

James "Chilli" Chillingworth

As Uncle Drew

Key Crew

Jessie Horowitz

Director / Writer

Jessie Horowitz

Producer

Roberto Lambraño

Cinematographer

Ankit Lad

Editor

Barbod Soltani

Original Score

Matt Foebel

Production Designer

Lingesh Janarthanam

Sound Designer

Roberto Lambraño

Colorist

Taylor Robinson

First Assistant Director

Credits

Full Credits

Written & Directed by

Jessie Horowitz

Produced by

Jessie Horowitz

Production Coordinator

Michael Wehrly

Production Coordinator

Luis Pacheco

Director of Photography

Roberto Lambraño

1st AC

Mariana Diaz

Edited By

Ankit Lad

Original Music By

Barbod Soltani

Production Designer

Matt Foebel

Sound Design

Lingesh Janarthanam

Color by

Roberto Lambraño

First Assistant Director

Taylor Robinson

Gaffer

Luca Armstrong

Key Grip

Vann Ridge

Production Sound Mixer

Antonio Nogueira

Hair & Makeup

Daria Lavrova

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