She Was, She Is, She Never Will Be

Director Statement

After talking to other girls, I realized I wasn’t the only one that had experienced sexual coercion and had been forced to do things they didn’t want to do. Too many of my friends had gone through this too. What started as writing just for me, transformed into needing to give a voice to all those girls who have been taken advantage of, or assaulted, by someone they trusted.

I knew for this story to have the biggest impact the relationship between Tylynn and Adam needed to be front and center, which is why I was very strategic in the types of shots and color used at different moments in the film. Implementing mostly wider two shots and brighter, warmer colors in the beginning when everything seems good and moving into closer singles and darker, cooler colors as the relationship becomes more hostile.