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A woman learns self-defense. DISARMED is used with permission from Jason Perini and Lucy Green. Learn more at https://imdb.com/title/tt32126501. Alex was held up at gunpoint one night, and since then, she's become haunted by her response. She keeps going back to that night, playing back how she froze and how helpless she felt during it all. Determined never to feel so powerless again, Alex begins training in self-defense, particularly in how to disarm an attacker with a gun. She trains relentlessly, with a determination that borders on obsession. But eventually she comes to feel fierce and confident, with her reactions and responses finely honed for a crisis moment -- though she also comes up against the limits of the abilities she's so obsessively trained for. Directed by Jason Perini and Lucy Green from a script written by Green, this gritty short drama is as tightly wound and psychologically taut as its main character. Alex's mugging at gunpoint haunts her with the memory of her helplessness and fear, and well after the incident, she's anxious and fearful. Rather than let that incident mire her, she takes action and decides to train, learning to fight and disarm her attacker, forming the core of an emotional journey that takes Alex through the wilds of self-confrontation, trauma and empowerment in unexpected ways. The visuals have an unvarnished, workaday intimacy, with handheld camerawork and fast-moving editing rhythms that aren't afraid to be jarring or disorienting. Alex's mugging kickstarts the storytelling with an element of danger and suspense, capturing Alex's fear and paralysis during the incident. Her emotional reaction is understandable, but her response during the violent incident leaves her feeling helpless and perhaps even shamed. It's a sui generis moment, fueling the next phase of Alex's development: relentless self-defense training. It's fascinating to watch Alex's character transform, from an ordinary, independent young woman to someone steely and tough. In some ways, it's admirable and empowering, but as Alex, actor Lucy Green's performance also explores the porous line between steeliness and obsession. We can see her visibly harden herself against her shame and anxiety, a self-encasement that works in tandem with her growing instincts and abilities as a fighter. She becomes more confident, achieving her psychological goals as a character. She believes in herself enough to know her instinctual response to violence -- honed through hours and hours of training -- should be enough to keep her safe. But DISARMED is not an empowerment narrative at heart, puncturing Alex's armor with a conclusion that's sudden, frightening and abrupt -- much like the initial attack from the film's beginning. Violence, it seems to say, is traumatic not just because it is violent, but because it is also unpredictable. Based on Green's personal experience, DISARMED proves itself to be a cautionary tale about how the desperate need to control can bring us down difficult and even dangerous paths. It's also a thought-provoking reminder to help survivors not feel ashamed or inadequate because they responded "wrongly" -- and to question why we focus on a survivor's response when we should likely look at the act itself.