A relationship is put to the test after the girlfriend is sexually assaulted and the boyfriend drives her from hospital to hospital in search of a rape kit.
Acting
Brittany S. Hall's silent screams say everything words can't.
Direction
Ford's nonlinear structure mirrors memory's cruelty after assault.
Editing
Time jumps that disorient exactly when you need to feel lost.
Director
Shatara Michelle Ford
Brittany S. Hall
Renesha
Will Brill
Evan
Gail Bean
Amber
Drew Fuller
Mike
Ben Levin
Chris
Donna Morrell Gafford
Lucie
Katy Erin
Lindsey
Caroline Bloom
Friend
Melissa Bailey
Austin Highland Receptionist
Kay Salem
St. Stefan's Receptionist
George Oliver Hale
St. Stefan's Doctor
Kally Khourshid
St. Stefan's Nurse
Amanda Joy Erickson
St. Stefan's Nurse
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ford based the hospital odyssey on real Texas jurisdictions where rape kit access varies wildly by county—a bureaucratic lottery exposed through intimate horror.
The interracial relationship becomes a lens on who gets believed: Evan's white male confidence crashes against Renesha's invisible Black woman exhaustion.
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