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Breach

Following a confrontation with her husband about his infidelity, a distraught wife pursues the woman complicit in his crime.

  • Sloan Turner
    Director
    Consumed
  • Sloan Turner
    Writer
    Consumed
  • Sloan Turner
    Producer
  • Carina Prater
    Key Cast
    "Nina"
  • Christine Celozzi
    Key Cast
    "Alex"
  • Sabine Bou-Jaoude
    Director of Photography
    Consumed
  • Akshaya Sawant
    Assistant Camera
    Talking to the Wind
  • Erika Sela
    Sound Designer and Foley Artist
  • Edith Mudge
    Original Score
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Thriller, Drama
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sloan Turner

Sloan Turner is a writer, director, and producer who explores the darker side of life through her films. She recently received an MFA in Film and Media Art from Emerson College where she completed her thesis film Consumed (2018).

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Director Statement

“I think we’ve all seen negative tropes/stereotypes of Black people portrayed in media. I wanted to use one of the more well-known stereotypes, the Angry Black Woman, and explore the concept and its repercussions in a horror film.

For those not familiar with the trope (though really how could you not be, it’s everywhere), the Angry Black Woman is loud, exaggerated, sassy, and abrasive. She has been portrayed in every form of media for decades, telling Black women that if they are passionate about something, if they raise their voice above a murmur, or if they show any unpleasant feelings, they will be lumped into the Angry Black Woman category and ignored/ridiculed for being irrational.

In ‘Breach’, Nina, late 30s, has been molded by this trope. For fear of being lumped into the negative stereotype she has grown up quiet, genteel, and submissive. Never showing her true feelings and going through emotional turmoil alone. On the surface, Nina is the media’s easy-to-digest ‘perfect Black woman’.

However, instead of the trope keeping her emotions at bay and keeping her in-check, it has tailored her to be the perfect killer. Throughout the film she keeps a calm, cool, and collected persona, despite seething with anger. Her vengeance swift and unforgiving.” -Sloan Turner