

22 minutes that will wreck you and refuse to apologize.
Acting
Deragh Campbell's controlled, crushing performance.
Direction
Sims-Fewer/Mancinelli's unwavering gaze.
Editing
Every cut feels like a held breath.

Director
Madeleine Sims-Fewer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli expanded this short into their acclaimed 2020 feature Violation.
The film's power comes from what Heather doesn't say—Campbell's stillness forces the audience to fill the silence with their own dread.