Without Air
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Neil Abramson
Lauri Crook
Jack May
Leigh-anne Potter
Nokie Taylor
Pat Lawyer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Sometime-blues singer, sometime-stripper Shay is trapped in a destructive relationship with Radio, a jealous, guitar-strumming slacker who lives off Shay but provides her little in the way of emotional comfort and support. Shay and Radio cling to each other within the claustrophobic confines of a run-down apartment, locked together in an often-violent obsession where heroin eases the pain of their fast-wasting lives, yet neither have the strength or maturity to realize the futility of their existence together. Shay's only escape is her music, which she celebrates through the good graces of her only true friend, a blues club trumpeter named Harry. In front of a microphone, in a voice hauntingly reminiscent of Janis Joplin, Shay comes alive and finds a channel for her anguish and fears. But when the music is over, Shay returns to her savage world and dead-end life with Radio.
Director
Neil Abramson
Cast
Lauri Crook
Jack May
Leigh-anne Potter
Nokie Taylor
Pat Lawyer
Larry Wiltsey
Michelle Mcglocklin
Vicky Tubbs
Angel Carpenter
Meressa Ferguson
Mack Orr
Joe H Hicks
Tony Mckinney
James Bonner
Otto Carnes
Fred Sander
Terris Tate
Levi Williams
Crew
Neil Abramson
Neil Abramson
Neil Abramson
John Bick
Andy Black
Andrew Decristofaro
Paula Good
Henk Haselager
Suzanne Hines
Kennard Ramsey
Daniel Weisberg
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States April 11, 1997
Released in United States March 21, 1997
Released in United States Spring March 21, 1997
Feature directorial debut for music video director Neil Abramson.
Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival in New York City April 10-23, 1996.
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 9-20, 1995.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City September 17-24, 1995.
Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival April 6-10, 1995.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 5-15, 1995.
Shown at Nantucket Film Festival June 19-23, 1996.
Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 8-17, 1996.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 1996.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (First Cinema) September 7-16, 1995.
Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of series "Independents Night!" July 20, 1995.
35mm
b&w
rtg MPAA NONE
Ultra-Stereo
Released in United States March 21, 1997 (Quad Cinema; New York City)
Released in United States Spring March 21, 1997
Released in United States April 11, 1997 (Laemmle's Grande 4 Plex; as part of "American Independents" film series; Los Angeles)
