Director

Doug Swift

Doug Swift studied cinematography and English, earning graduate degrees in creative writing from the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars and the University of Iowa Writers Workshop. This is where he learned to edit stories with nuance and power, preparing him for work as a documentary filmmaker.

Among Doug Swift's other documentary films is Up River, about the Newark Think Tank on Poverty, Searching for Shawnee (The Daily Yonder), about the old coal mining town in Perry County, and What Matters: The Struggle for Racial Equality in Zanesville, Ohio (WOUB, 100 Days in Appalachia), about the activism of Summer 2020. He teaches in the Narrative Journalism program at Denison University.

Producer

Laurie VanBalen

Film Crew

Dave Martin

Musical Soundtrack

Steve Snyder &

Stephanie Pearce 

Breathe Free
is available for personal viewing through
Vimeo On Demand:
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/485557406

To access streaming rights for schools, public groups and organizations please contact :
The Columbus Crossing Borders Project c/o ColumbusCrossingBorders@gmail.com