Experiencing Interruptions?

PALOMA

Paloma is a drama that intimately follows the conversation between a teenage girl, who’s recently been sexually assaulted, and the skeptical principal she’s reluctantly confiding in to build up the courage to file a report. Intertwined within their conflicting dialogue, flashbacks are uncovered in the moments and days following the assault.

  • Brittany Alexia Young
    Director
  • Brittany Alexia Young
    Writer
  • Wessley Steele Smith
    Producer
  • Brianne Jackson
    Key Cast
    "Paloma"
  • Ashlee Weber
    Key Cast
    "The Principal"
  • Zach Izquierdo
    Key Cast
    "Boy"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Women, social justice, black
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 27, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Red Helium 7K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts
  • NFFTY

    Student Jury Nominee, Programmer’s Pick, Kathy Reichgerdt Inspiration Award
  • Blackbird Film Festival
  • HollyShorts Keylight Screening
  • Atlanta Women’s Festival
  • Women’s International Film and Arts Festival
  • Picture’s Up! Film Festival
  • Los Angeles Reel Film Festival
  • Student Los Angeles Film Awards
Director Biography - Brittany Alexia Young

Studying at Florida State's College of Motion Picture Arts and often known for her motor of a mouth, Brittany also finds herself letting the camera speak for itself when telling stories. Though almost always speaking in sarcastic run-ons and punchlines, she loves to put pieces of herself in her films, songs, and poetry.

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Director Statement

Paloma is special to me because it’s a film I wish I had, one that forgives me for all the ways I tried to deny my pain and deny my anger. With Paloma, I wanted to show something that opposed how sexual assault is shown in the media, and I wanted to show the nuance and grey areas that make it so hard for victims to speak up and advocate for themselves. Most of all, I wanted to show it in a way that didn't show the act at all. I want people to forgive themselves for the ways in which they battled themselves because their experiences didn’t check all of the boxes in how the violence they endured was portrayed. I hope people who see themselves in this film find their peace. I hope people are better because of it.