Hero images of Black joy. Together, we are committed to using our skills to build resources that help educate and empower citizens to end police brutality.
Breathing Room is a new volunteer creative coalition that creates space for Black people to live without limits through art, design, and activism.
We can’t ignore our current reality, but we can collectively change it. Breathing Room is a new creative coalition dedicated to designing and amplifying unconventional solutions that propel Black progress. And today, we need that more than ever.
Film creative team
Director: @joshuakissi
Cinematographer: Michael "Cambio" Fernandez
Animator: @therealsalih
Lighting : @bnickleberry
Poet: @JessicaRycheal
Designer: @Mrjmama
Stylist: @andremichaelw
Producers: @korthavens & @sarahmadelyn
Executive producer: @s_biu
Music : Ta-ku • "Night 24"
Vocal engineering: @sango
"Black joy isn’t any less important during times of chaos. That’s when it’s most important. That’s when it’s most radical. When I can’t find freedom in the world around me, I can find refuge in this joy. I can tuck myself into the comfort of our laughter and rest. Make myself at home in the rhythm of my own body, and know that I am safe here. This joy keeps me alive, keeps me soft. It is a reminder that darkness holds no power over me. It fills my lungs with light. And the more room I make for my joy, the easier it is for me to breathe."
By Jessica Rycheal