Toxic: A Black Woman's Story
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.
Production
First Year Cleveland’s Pregnancy and Infant Loss Committee, Healthy Neighborhoods Committee of Healthy Cleveland
Language
English
Budget
$60,000
Watch Toxic: A Black Woman's Story
Trailer
Cast
Crystle Paynther Collins
Nina
Mike Head
Don
Re'Shawn Reese
Michael
Fred Munkachy
Principal Eckor
Jennifer Anderson
Karen
Edlyn Sabrina
Dr. Gupta
Lawrence Wilson
Store Clerk
Tino Roncone
Newscaster
Ravenae Bigsby
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