

Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differently to become her true self.
Acting
Olivia Munn's silent suffering—her face does what scripts can't.
Direction
Justine Bateman weaponizes screen text; it's invasive, brilliant, maddening.
Sound
The Voice never shuts up. That's the point. You'll hate it.

Director
Justine Bateman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Justine Bateman wrote this in 2017 after her own industry burnout; she crowdfunded when studios called it 'too female.'
The red ink bleeding across Violet's face wasn't VFX—practical effects team spent hours applying water-soluble dye to Munn's actual skin.