Scarlet | Ania Walenski

As a young teen, Scarlet was repeatedly raped by her step father. After finding the courage to finally strike back, she kills him and she flees in a panic. Alone and afraid, Scarlet is taken in by prostitute named Magda and both learn to live a life dependent on one another. In order to live, Scarlet resorts to the only thing she now knows-sex. Haunted by the demons of her past, Scarlet struggles to live in a world filled with violence and death. Starring: Joanna Burke, Ania Walenski, Mike Burnell, De'Qorrie Whitman, Thomas Gunter, Branden Espinoza, Aimee Mullahey, Heather Vargas, and Kalif Price. Writer, Director, Producer, Editor, and Music by Mauricio Perez. Associate Producer: Jevon Hicks. Assistant Director: Juan Guardado. Director of Photography: Dustin Parker. Aerial Videography: Kevin Dilliard. Production Assistants: Jessica Serrano & Michael Huertas. Promotional Material: Brandon Hensgens. Inspired by the diary entry of Farah Rose