Daybreak (On The Verge 2025)
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About Daybreak
Daybreak follows two interlinked storylines exploring Rory’s relationship to acceptance. The first storyline is memory-driven and chronicles the breakdown of Rory’s relationship with their Dad, as they discover and begin to actively inhabit their identity as a non-binary person. The second celebrates the value of allyship, through the character of Harper, who Rory ultimately learns they can rely on despite the defensiveness and fear cultivated by their father’s rejection.
The film asks you to question what it feels like to be seen, and highlights just how valuable that sensation can be.
Content/Trigger Warnings: Grief; Misgendering
Credits
Creative Team
Director Monet Debose
Writer/Producer Francesca McBride
Produced by left eddy stories
Cast
Rory Francesca McBride
Harper Serina Estrada
Callum Matt Page
Dad Adam Johnston
Funeralgoers Anna McDonald, Errol Rodrigues, Eva Smith, Hana Nadira, James Kane,
Monet Debose, Tal Schatsky and V. Anand
Production Team & Crew
Production Design Monet Debose
Editor Francesca McBride
1st AD Matt Page
Clapper Jacopo Adolini
Sound V. Anand
Acting Coach Jacopo Adolini
Script Consultants Molly Keating, Matt Page and Leonor Estrada Francke
Song/ADR Recordist Oscar Dash
Music
‘Bristol Baby’ by Emily Meldrum
‘Sun Flare’ by Blaire Sharman
Filmed on location in Lochgoilhead and Glasgow, Scotland.
Special thanks to:
Kim Beveridge, Leonor Estrada Francke, Brian Ferguson and Rogelio Nevares for pre-production and post-production feedback.