The weight of silence

Synopsis:

*The Weight of Silence* follows **Lena Carter**, a 28-year-old artist grappling with the aftermath of two traumatic experiences: her first sexual encounter, which was non-consensual, and a later violation by her partner, Michael, whom she trusted. The story unfolds in nonlinear fragments, mirroring Lena’s fractured sense of self as she cycles between rage, numbness, and the slow reclamation of her voice.



When Michael dismisses her pain—insisting he "isn’t like that other guy"—Lena’s world unravels. She isolates herself, destroys her paintings, and struggles with nightmares. But after a chance meeting with a survivor support group, she begins channeling her pain into a bold new art series: *Unspoken*. Through therapy, fraught conversations with Michael (who may or may not deserve forgiveness), and the haunting process of creating art about her body, Lena confronts the question: *Can she ever trust again—others or herself?