Are you still wondering where all the female superhero movies are? If you’re into comic book adaptations but hate how Black Widow is treated in the merchandising and publicity for Avengers: Age of Ultron or even if you don’t give a crap about blockbuster movies like that and simply support women in the struggle against a male-dominated society and rape culture, you’re going to want to see Felt. At least, that’s what I can gather from the new trailer seen above via Indiewire. I haven’t seen the movie yet. I really want to.
Directed by Jason Banker (Toad Road) and co-written by him and star Amy Everson (winner of the Next Wave Award for Best Actress at Fantastic Fest last year), the movie is based on Everson’s own experiences and artwork she’s previously done inspired by her own personal sexual trauma. The collaboration started as a music video then originally the movie was supposed to be a documentary on Everson, and much of that initial footage and that sensibility carried over into the somewhat fictionalized result. There is a seemingly familiar plot here, though, involving the movie’s “Amy” finding love with a guy (Kentucker Audley) who might just be too perfect.
Occasional FSR contributor Dan Schindel reviewed Felt for Movie Mezzanine, calling it “unshakable” (he’s quoted for the very word in the trailer). Here’s more:
Right now, a very necessary conversation about rape culture and the myriad ways that society is hostile to women is taking shape. Felt isn’t a piece for conversation, though. It’s an experience. It’s an unvarnished, unpretentious, and seemingly unassuming portrait of what it’s like to be a woman and feel the world crushing your throat under its heel.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Amy is hanging on by a thread. Struggling to cope with past sexual trauma and the daily aggression of a male-dominated society, she creates grotesquely costumed alter egos that re-appropriate the male form. While giving her the sense of power she craves, acting as these characters pushes her further into a world of her own making. When she begins a new relationship with a seemingly good guy, she opens herself up to him – but that vulnerability comes at a dangerous cost, and her alter egos threaten to lash out in explosive violence.
Based on the real experiences and art of co-writer/star Amy Everson, Felt doesn’t just point a finger at rape culture; it takes a full on swing at it, creating a feminist psychological thriller that audiences will be hard-pressed to shake off.
And here’s that initial music video that led to them making the movie:
Felt opens in theaters on June 26th.
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