Fateful Findings - 2013 - | Neil Breen ((link))
By 2013, Neil Breen had already established a distinct cinematic vocabulary with Double Down (2005) and I Am Here.... Now (2009). However, Fateful Findings is the project where his specific brand of cosmic paranoia, environmentalism, and digital techno-wizardry coalesced into a perfect storm. Breen operates as a true auteur, serving as the film's: Lead Actor Production Designer
The production is also filled with oddly specific trivia. The infamous "No more books!" scene required 29 takes; in one take, Breen became so frustrated that he accidentally cracked a real laptop screen. The piles of books on his desk are not props; they are copies of Bob Woodward's The War Within . There is no comprehensible reason for this, and that is the essence of Neil Breen. Fateful Findings - 2013 - Neil Breen
: Fateful Findings contains a heavy dose of anti-government, anti-corporate sentiment. Breen has said he wrote the script "within the context of the budget I had" and noted that "Fateful Findings has a political conclusion in that, as we all know, the government is failing us on many levels and the politicians are a disaster". By 2013, Neil Breen had already established a
Operating with a micro-budget in the deserts and suburban spaces of Nevada, Breen crafted a narrative completely unbeholden to Hollywood conventions. The result is a film that feels less like a traditional narrative and more like a direct download from a solitary man's subconscious mind. Narrative Architecture: A Symphony of Incoherence Breen operates as a true auteur, serving as