JD Art House

Katherine's hotel room suffocates her with her own secrets, darkening what was a bright and merry Christmas Eve

“Never Me” is a student film about Serafina, a 16-year-old girl who endures the tribulations of attempting to receive an abortion in her home state of Texas after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. The story explores the importance of friendship and family as they journey through love and loss. Serafina treks a narrow path, but in the end became closer to those who matter most and gained a newfound respect for adulthood.

Aniyah, a troubled homeless woman, is stuck in a loop of harrowing trauma. Frozen in time, she takes it day by day, searching for a new place to rest each night. As she continues this inevitable nomadism, she meets Pearl, a girl sobbing at Aniyah's bus stop. Aniyah uses what's left of her courage to ask the girl what's wrong, and in return, Pearl reveals the secret to moving onto the future.