Breakwater Studios

Breakwater Studios ✨ Because Life Is Short ✨
A two-time Academy Award®-winning filmmaking company and a world leader in humanist short-form documentaries.

Breakwater Studios is a two-time Academy Award® winning filmmaking company dedicated to championing short documentaries and the works they inspire. Breakwater Studios’ work has been recognized by the Sundance Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, SXSW, Critics Choice Documentary Awards, Emmy Awards, James Beard Foundation Awards, and the Peabody Awards, among many others.

Swipe to the end for a surprise! 👀Storytellers Kristin and Jeff (in their hand-painted forms) made their way around the ...
09/08/2026

Swipe to the end for a surprise! 👀

Storytellers Kristin and Jeff (in their hand-painted forms) made their way around the Telluride Film Festival following the world premiere of THE BUFFALO MIRACLE.

The film features 12 minutes of hand-drawn, hand-painted, and handcrafted animation, made without the use of generative AI.

Bringing a bustling animation department back to the original Disney Brothers offices to beautiful Los Feliz has been a dream come true, and we can’t wait for you to see what the team created.

Today we were blessed with TWINS! Not identical.WITT v. AIR FORCE (34’20”, short doc)THE BUFFALO MIRACLE (36’22”, short ...
09/06/2026

Today we were blessed with TWINS! Not identical.

WITT v. AIR FORCE (34’20”, short doc)
THE BUFFALO MIRACLE (36’22”, short doc + animation)

After carrying these projects for 2-3 years each, we couldn’t be more thrilled to announce their coming into the world!

Thanks to everyone for all the kind wishes as we spend time celebrating with friends, family, and loved ones ❤️

09/04/2026

Our animation director, longtime editor, and marketing girlie are taking our social media to new heights to announce our Telluride screening. With two movies, simply posting about it doesn’t do it justice: so we’re shouting it from the mountaintops 🗣️

SATURDAY - 1:15 PM - Le Pierre Theatre 🎬

Hope to see you there!

Thank you, HollyShorts! We’re honored to have I GOT MY BROTHER nominated for Best Documentary at the festival. Director ...
08/20/2026

Thank you, HollyShorts! We’re honored to have I GOT MY BROTHER nominated for Best Documentary at the festival. Director Victor Gabriel and storytellers Jarrett Harper and Baylon Harper had a blast at the screening, and loved the thoughtful conversations the film sparked.

Vick previously won the Grand Prix for Best Short Film for Hallelujah, so we’re thrilled to see him back in the running—this time with a documentary. Congratulations to all the nominees!

Thank you, HollyShorts Film Festival! We're honored to have I GOT MY BROTHER nominated for Best Documentary at the festi...
08/20/2026

Thank you, HollyShorts Film Festival! We're honored to have I GOT MY BROTHER nominated for Best Documentary at the festival. Director Victor Gabriel and storytellers Jarrett and Baylon had a blast at the screening, and loved the thoughtful conversations the film sparked.

Vick previously won the Grand Prix for Best Short Film for Hallelujah, so we’re thrilled to see him back in the running—this time with a documentary. Congratulations to all the nominees!

We had an incredible screening for the opening night HollyShorts Film Festival at the Los Angeles Premiere of THE BADDES...
08/15/2026

We had an incredible screening for the opening night HollyShorts Film Festival at the Los Angeles Premiere of THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL.

Thank you so much to everyone who came out!

And don’t miss I GOT MY BROTHER playing at Hollyshorts on Sunday August 16 at 5PM.

(p.s. want to get one of our THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL pencils? Comment and we’ll pick winners!)

LA friends, family, and fans! Come out to support two Breakwater Studios films playing at HollyShorts this week!On Thurs...
08/11/2026

LA friends, family, and fans! Come out to support two Breakwater Studios films playing at HollyShorts this week!

On Thursday, August 13, kick off the festivities with the Opening Night screening of THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL, the The Sundance Institute Short Film Grand Jury Prize winner, with special guests in attendance, including co-director Ben Proudfoot, EP Elizabeth Bengio, composer Cameron Moody, and the son of Dr. Clarence B. Jones, Ben Jones.

Then on Saturday, the key creative team behind I GOT MY BROTHER, SXSW and Palm Springs International Film Society winner, will be at the screening, including storyteller and advocate Jarrett Harper Jarrett and his brother, Baylon.

We’ll see you in Hollywood!

Your weekend plans just got a whole lot badder. Kick off the weekend with THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL, the Sundance ...
08/07/2026

Your weekend plans just got a whole lot badder.

Kick off the weekend with THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL, the Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize winner from co-directors Stephen Curry and Ben Proudfoot.

Catch the film at Legacy Through Expression at MVAAFF, with Ben Proudfoot in attendance, and screening alongside the feature documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Come see I GOT MY BROTHER, SXSW and Palm Springs ShortFest Audience Award winner, at a festival near you!The film will b...
08/06/2026

Come see I GOT MY BROTHER, SXSW and Palm Springs ShortFest Audience Award winner, at a festival near you!

The film will be on the big screen at BlackStar Film Festival and Martha's Vineyard AA Film Festival , then coming back for a few hometown screenings with the filmmaking team in attendance at HollyShorts Film Festival and Salute Your Shorts in Los Angeles.

It's especially meaningful to see audiences unite around the bond of these two brothers and their story of healing. We hope you'll be part of it.

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