WITH SALT

By Phyllis Toben Bancroft

“…with salt.”, is a powerful short film that deals with the self-silencing that occurs in the aftermath of a traumatic assault. This intense drama is authentically told from a women’s perspective. It is an intricate, yet subtle study of predator meets prey, leaving the naive character, Natalie (newcomer Dominique Denny), confused and dismantled by Roger’s (Grey’s Anatomy’s Moe Irvin) engaging charisma and covert manipulation. The storytelling promises to spur conversation as it courageously investigates the genesis of shame in women who are survivors of sexual assault.