Alexandrea Meyer

There's a lizard on the ceiling

Confronted with trauma, women contain, compartmentalize, distract, and ultimately carry on— lessons learned from a society of partially blind eyes. Shannon is a mother enraptured with invisible pain. She endures in chaotic calm, cracking from the inside out. Exploring the definition of motherhood and female madness, we ask: is reckoning with female pain more dangerous than playing pretend?

A mentally unstable and socially isolated young man spirals out of control, determined to find a woman who will stay with him-by force if necessary.