Set between the sandstone colleges of Oxford and the salt-encrusted Aldeburgh coast, Breakwater follows the tentative romance between university student, Otto, and retired angler, John. Their lives fuse irreversibly over the shared trauma of losing a loved one, however, their relationship darkens when the past exhumes itself in the form of guilt, grief, and ghosts.
Breakwater is the first feature film to be made by students at the University of Oxford in forty years, since Privileged in 1982, which starred Hugh Grant and Imogen Stubbs amongst other iconic Oxford alumni in the film industry.
The film stars Irish actor Daniel McNamee, from the Netflix series Wednesday, and Will Gao from the Emmy-nominated Heartstopper.
Breakwater was the most-nominated at Raindance Film Festival, the UK's largest independent film festival, and won Best Feature Awards at the London Independent Film Festival and North East International Film Festival in 2025.
