Breaking: Los Angeles

2013 • 59 minutes

About this movie

An uncensored, provocative look at the challenges and dilemmas musicians confront when trying to break into the famed LA recording industry. The film speaks to all who have sought to make their mark in industries in flux where even the most talented and devoted struggle to stay true to their creative vision yet appeal simultaneously to profit hungry, established interests looking for the next sensation. Can creative brilliance survive in an industry consumed by the conflicting pressures of raw capitalism, do it yourself production and distribution, and rampant file sharing?

Ratings and reviews

This film was not only educational and brow-raising, but also depicted the power of choice in how we perceive things. For example, how one defines "success". There are so many deeper levels of meaning in this film, true pearls of wisdom throughout. You need not be a musician to adore this film. Bravo!