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

Alex is a dual Canadian Dutch citizen and studied film in Sweden. She began her career directing commercials and music videos. Alex's feature screenplay Redacted was a finalist in The Golden Script Competition and in the top 10% of all entries in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship Screenplay Competition in 2023. She's currently developing a TV series through the Stowe's Story Lab TV Writers Room and is a storyteller at heart.

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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.

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.