ANGELA

My close friend Angela was sexually assaulted on a date and as a result suffered from PTSD and attempted suicide by overdose. This is a conceptual dramatization of her suicide attempt, pills and all. The use of color, the uncomfortable angles and close-ups that slice the scene (as well as Angela's body), and her expression of calm sadness all come together to visually represent her experiences and feelings. Here, she wears the same outfit she had on when she was assaulted. In the hospital after having her stomach pumped her own mother asked her, upon finding out why she tried to kill herself, what she was wearing.