Private Project

Coming Up For Air

Sometimes you just need to come up for air! A Micro Short Film.. reminding us to take a break from the busy world and just breath.. ;-)

  • Trina Noel Davis
    Director
  • Trina Noel Davis
    Producer
  • Trina Noel Davis
    EDITOR
  • Trina Noel Davis
    CINEMATOGRAPHER
  • Trina Noel Davis
    Production/Set Design
  • Trina Noel Davis
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    February 21, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cannes World Film Festival
    Cannes
    France
    April 6, 2023
    FINALIST-BEST SUPER SHORT FILM
  • Independent Shorts Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    April 14, 2023
    FINALIST-BEST MICRO FILM
  • Athens International Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    January 19, 2024
    FINALIST-BEST SHORT FILM
  • Indie Short Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    April 16, 2023
    SEMI FINALIST-BEST MICRO FILM
  • New York Cinematography AWARDS (NYCA)
    New York
    United States
    SEMI FINALIST
  • IndieX Film Fest
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    Semi Finalist
  • Caravan International Film Festival
    Kolkata, West Bengal
    India
    AWARD WINNER-ONE MINUTE FILM
  • Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
    İstanbul - Asya
    Turkey
    FINALIST- Best Micro Short Film
  • Global Shorts
    Los Angeles
    United States
    April 24, 2023
    Best Micro Short Film-Special Mention
  • WSXA Paris // International Awards
    Paris
    France
    June 15, 2023
    Best Micro Film
  • Short Way International Short Film Festival
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    August 5, 2023
    Super Short Film
Director Biography - Trina Noel Davis

Trina Noel Davis, at times an avatar representation of a real-life artist who enjoys creative projects in the virtual world, where the language is binary, simply 0’s & 1’s. Having spent time in and out of virtual worlds, these past years of relative isolation led me back in. Through this period, I have realized the incredible potential for art making within user generated avatar based virtual worlds. The virtual nature of design and creation is something that doesn’t have the boundaries of traditional art, which gives me more ways to explore and experiment which offers a limitless experience. I photograph as well as create short films as part of a genre of filmmaking called Machinima.

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Director Statement

Take “breathing breaks” throughout the day to break the stress cycle and restore calm. Simply make it a point to step away from your daily activities for a few minutes every couple of hours and focus on your breath. Breathing is one of the most effective ways to manage stress because it leverages your own physiology and requires no special tools. In as little as 90 seconds, deep breathing stimulates a physiological relaxation response that inhibits stress hormone production, lowers blood pressure and decreases heart rate