What Breaks the Ice
A Film by Rebecca Eskreis
What Breaks the Ice
A Film by Rebecca Eskreis
WHAT BREAKS THE ICE is a coming of age thriller about two 15-year-old girls, Sammy and Emily, who hark from different worlds but strike up a quick and deep friendship. But what should be the best summer of their lives takes an unexpected turn when they become accidental accomplices in a fatal crime.
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ON THE PODCAST
Rebecca Eskreis on Writing and Directing What Breaks The Ice |
Bryan Smith chats with
Rebecca Eskreis
Writer, Director, and producer Rebecca Eskreis is a familiar face on the international film festival circuit, screening at SXSW, SIFF, Munich, and Stockholm, among others.
IN THE PRESS
Rebecca Eskreis on the Fragility of Youth in “What Breaks the Ice”
Rebecca Eskreis would spend her summers of her youth at a summer camp in New Hampshire, away from both the city and any adults that knew her, allowing her to have a break from the life she knew. Still, her curiosity about a life outside of her own experience extended to those who would didn’t get go somewhere else and being naturally inclined to look at things from another angle, she thought about the invasion of out-of-towners that would happen every year from the perspective of the locals when she began to work on her debut feature “When the Ice Breaks.”
Madelyn Cline and Sofia Hublitz Are BFFS With a Deadly Secret in 'What Breaks the Ice' Trailer (Exclusive)
Madelyn Cline is taking a break from digging stuff up on Outer Banks to instead bury a secret in the upcoming thriller, What Breaks the Ice -- and ET can exclusively debut the trailer.
CINEDIGM ACQUIRES NORTH AMERICAN RIGHTS TO
COMING OF AGE THRILLER
‘WHAT BREAKS THE ICE’
EXCLUSIVE: Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to the coming-of-age thriller What Breaks the Ice, with plans to release the film in select theaters, on demand & digital this fall.
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21st FIERCELY INDEPENDENT WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL 2020 LINEUP
FEATURING OVER 100 FILMS & PANELS AT THREE DRIVE-IN THEATERS IN NY’S HUDSON VALLEY & ONLINE, INCLUDING 19 WORLD PREMIERES, 3 NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERES, 5 US PREMIERES, 14 EAST COAST PREMIERES, AND 30 NEW YORK PREMIERES
Richard Linklater-mentored 'What Breaks The Ice' heads to AFM with Saboteur (exclusive)
Saboteur Media will handle worldwide sales rights to AFM-bound What Breaks The Ice, a thriller mentored by Richard Linklater that features rising stars from hit shows like Ozark, Glow, and Stranger Things.
AFS ANNOUNCES 2017 ARTIST INTENSIVE: ACCLAIMED FILMMAKERS AND PRODUCERS MENTOR EMERGING ARTISTS
AUSTIN, TX – (October 11, 2017) The Austin Film Society (AFS) announces the participants and mentors for its fifth annual Artist Intensive (October 19-22), a weekend of work, focus and mentorship for emerging narrative feature filmmakers poised for career leaps.
AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY AWARDS $143,000 IN 2017 FILM GRANTS
This year’s funded filmmakers included 18 first-time AFS Grant Recipients. One of the newcomers, Rebecca Eskreis, received a $10,000 grant in support of a thriller called WHAT BREAKS THE ICE, her first feature film as writer/director. Previously employed by Jonathan Demme’s company, Eskreis was an Associate producer on Demme’s final film, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE + THE TENNESSEE KIDS, and a producer on Bob Byington’s INFINITY BABY.