Would You Hurt Me?

Synopsis - A young girl, Iris Dean, finds herself in a new relationship where love feels safe until it doesn’t. As her connection with her boyfriend Justin deepens, unsettling flashbacks of an abusive ex begin to surface, blurring the line between past and present. Small moments of tension grow heavier feeding her insecurities and unspoken pain. She begins to question whether her new love is truly different or if she is repeat the same cycle. In this intimate psychological drama both are forced to confront trust, control, and how far they’re willing to go for love, even when staying may do more harm than leaving.

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19 year old Iris Dean wants to be loved but needs to be vulnerable, and over the course of the story, she will learn through her new experiences to finally open up to her new partner. Iris Dean's trauma takes the physical form of her ex-partner, the MaleFigure, in visceral flashbacks, who is trying to keep her silent and Complacent.

But if she remains quiet and complacent, she will ruin her new relationship with Justin.Iris is a soft, reserved girl with Justin but when her walls come down she turns into alight of bubbly love

Iris Dean Played By

Laylah Cooper-Holman

Director & Co-writer: Hannah Merriweather

Co-Writer: Oshun Jean

Producer: A’morie Brown

Director Of Photography: Makenna Philips

Production Designer: Ryan Favors

Editor: Alicia Burns

Wig & Makeup: Lisse Renteria-Cisneros

Justin Played By

Ethan Politzer

Early 20s. Justin is goofy, carefree and a little immature with a constant, deep want to learn, grow, and connect. Justin, a charismatic man, is trying to get to know Iris to build a deeper connection,

but he's getting frustrated with all his attempts, and she's still not opening up. He’s never seen the Male Figure but he does see the long lasting effect he had on Iris and is willing to find a path of healing together with her.