Experiencing Interruptions?

Salt

When Georgie visits Stockholm for a business conference she agrees to meet an old classmate for a drink - a decision she'll regret when he takes advantage of her kind and trusting nature for his own nefarious means.

  • Alexandra Redwood
    Director
    Blue Hour
  • Alexandra Redwood
    Writer
    Blue Hour
  • Alexandra Redwood
    Producer
    Blue Hour
  • Nadia Parkes
    Key Cast
    "Georgie"
    Kidnapped, Doctor Who, The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself
  • Freddie Dennis
    Key Cast
    "James"
    Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, The Nevers
  • Peter Mokrosinski
    Director of Photography
    The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
  • Matilda Bådagård
    Music Composition
    Glaciär
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 28 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 9, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada, Sweden
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Amira
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • LA Femme International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 27, 2024
    USA
Director Biography - Alexandra Redwood

A dual Canadian Dutch citizen, Alexandra studied film in Sweden and began her career directing commercials and music videos. A storyteller at heart, Alex's feature screenplay Redacted was in the top 10% of all entries in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship Screenplay Competition in 2023. She's currently developing several new feature projects and a TV series.

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Director Statement

SALT aims to bring more awareness to the all-too-common problem of drug facilitated sexual assault (DFSA). My goal was to create a film that portrays DFSA in a realistic way. I believe we do ourselves a disservice if we always portray people with nefarious intentions as socially inept, or outwardly unattractive. Just because someone's motives are unattractive does not mean they are.

I hope the film will inspire all victims to break their silence and seek help if they've been a quiet victim, and/or awaken others who have yet to connect the dots about their experience. I think many women and men will relate to this story because it has so many of the telltale elements of what usually happens: it’s a person you know, it's someone who made you feel safe, your memories are fractured, and you question yourself, and if it even ever happened.

Unfortunately, too many of us are conditioned to blame ourselves for things that have gone wrong, or to simply deny them. We live in a society that continually questions sexual assault victims and survivors, and tries to find reasons why their stories aren't true. I hope we can change that - one film, one story at a time.
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