Trailer: Psychological Horror TEST PATTERN Explores Race, Gender & Consent
Part psychological horror, part realist drama, Test Pattern unfolds against the backdrop of national discussions around inequitable health care and policing, the #MeToo movement, and race in America. Look for it beginning February 19th in virtual cinemas through Kino Marquee.
Check out the powerful trailer and read more about Test Pattern below.
Synopsis:
The film follows an interracial couple whose rock-solid relationship is put to the test when Renesha, a Black woman played by Brittany S. Hall, is sexually assaulted. Her white boyfriend (Will Brill) insistently pursues a rape kit and is met with medical and administrative incompetence at every turn. The film analyzes the effects of the systemic factors and social conditioning women face when navigating sex and consent within the American patriarchy, along with exploring institutional racism from a Black female point of view.
Test Pattern is written/directed/and produced by Shatara Michelle Ford, a black American filmmaker born in rural Arkansas and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2010, she received an MFA in Screenwriting from Royal Holloway, University of London. Shatara’s work explores class, power, womanhood, identity, perception, and race. Intellectually propelled by the LA Rebellion film movement and stylistically influenced by Neoclassical directors; her films feature marginalized characters with rich internal lives that defy dominant stereotypes. Her script, Queen Elizabeth was featured on the 2017 Black List. Test Pattern is her debut feature.
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