Short film
Hold Your Breath
2024 · 12 min
A wry, quietly sad little comedy about obsession and the hunger to be noticed, funny and uncomfortable in equal measure.
- Directed by
- Jonas Ljung
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Eric Löwenthal, Maria Plahn, Anders Back
- Overview
- Eric has dedicated his life to become the World Champion of holding his breath. To succeed, he sacrifices everything - meaningful relationships, a career and friends. Starving for the need to be seen, he finally gets the break he's been waiting for.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Obsession, ambition, loneliness, identity
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jonas Ljung
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Eric Löwenthal, Maria Plahn, Anders Back

