What happens when fame can't protect you from the system?
A world-famous black celebrity is detained at a mysterious psychiatric facility following his erratic behavior and political activism.
Acting
Jovan Adepo's unraveling in real-time — devastating and magnetic.
Direction
Denzel Whitaker squeezes feature-length dread into 18 minutes.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes medical language against its subject.
Director
Denzel Whitaker
Jovan Adepo
Celeb
Lindsey Hutchison
Janice
Douglas Weston
Dr. Davis
Angela Elayne Gibbs
Mom
Jaidyn Triplett
Raven
Gerald 'Slink' Johnson
Gerald 'Slink' Johnson
Khleo Thomas
Vlogger
Maestro Harrell
Maestro Harrell
Ari Stidham
Radio Show Host (voice)
Sam Daly
MIP Police Officer #1
Kamy D. Bruder
Nurse #1
Cheryl Dent
Female Newscaster
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during 2021's renewed scrutiny of Britney Spears' conservatorship, amplifying conversations about who controls 'unruly' public figures.
Denzel Whitaker — yes, Forest's son — made this his directorial debut at 30, channeling years of observing Hollywood's treatment of Black celebrities into 18 concentrated minutes.
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