🎬 Documentary, Crime, History

Breathe Freedom: the John McNeil story

2026 2h Dir. William J Howard III

About this movie

John McNeil's life turns upside down when he's unexpectedly arrested for a self-defense incident that occurred months earlier. Despite initial police clearance, he faces a harrowing journey through the justice system.

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Year
2026
Runtime
2h
Genre
Documentary, Crime, History
Director
William J Howard III
Language
EN

Cast

👤
John McNeil
himself
👤
Janet Conner-Knox
herself
👤
Ben Jealous
himself
👤
Edward Dubose
himself
👤
Mark Yurachek
himself
👤
Niaz Kazravi
herself
👤
Claudette Howell
herself
👤
Gray Whitley
himself
🎭 Documentary 🎭 Crime 🎭 History 🎬 William J Howard III 👤 John McNeil 👤 Janet Conner-Knox 👤 Ben Jealous
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Breathe Freedom: the John McNeil story has a runtime of 2h (2 hours).
Breathe Freedom: the John McNeil story was directed by William J Howard III and released in 2026.
Breathe Freedom: the John McNeil story is a Documentary, Crime, History film (2026).
The cast of Breathe Freedom: the John McNeil story includes John McNeil, Janet Conner-Knox, Ben Jealous, Edward Dubose, Mark Yurachek.

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