Toxic: A Black Woman's Story
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2019 · 26 min · Drama
Overview
Racism. Toxic stress. Birth outcomes. How are these things intertwined? The short film, Toxic: A Black Woman's Story, seeks to explore that question - Peer into the world of the film's lead protagonist, Nina. An elite lawyer, loyal wife, and loving mother of a teen boy, Nina is navigating life (and a pregnancy) to the best of her ability. But sometimes the forces on a woman - especially a black woman - can be too much to bear. Follow Nina in this day-in-the-life drama, and see the world through the eyes of a successful black woman who must navigate an unjust world while trying to protect the world she has created for herself and her family.
Directed by Devon V. Collins
Cast
- Crystle Paynther Collins — Nina
- Mike Head — Don
- Re'Shawn Reese — Michael
- Fred Munkachy — Principal Eckor
- Jennifer Anderson — Karen