Three minutes that'll wreck how you watch movies forever.
A director pressures an actress into full nudity on the morning of her first sex scene.
Acting
Sidney Leeder's silent resistance speaks volumes.
Direction
Woodman weaponizes the camera's gaze brilliantly.
Editing
Tight cuts amplify the claustrophobic pressure.
Director
Walter Woodman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Woodman made this as his thesis film at Ryerson, sparked by industry conversations he'd witnessed. The 'rough cut' title refers to both the edit and the unfinished nature of consent itself.
Released months before Weinstein allegations broke, it now reads as prophetic. The director character's name is never spoken—deliberately making him every director, everywhere.
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