Amy, a San Francisco artist, is deeply haunted by past trauma inflicted on her by the men in her life. On the edge of a massive emotional breakdown, Amy becomes engrossed in the world of her art, creating a male alter-ego for herself - a dominate and powerful being, as a coping mechanism. When Amy meets Kenny, a seemingly nice, open guy, she begins to let her guard down, opening up to him in ways she thought would never happen again. Jason Banker's Felt is an engrossing piece of filmmaking that uses the real-life experiences of co-writer and actress Amy Everson to create a poignant portrait of rape culture that captures the emotionally devastating effect it has on those effected. Felt is a genuine portrait of an individual who has lost all faith in humanity, living a life of cynicism and doubt that affords her very few moments of happiness. She is a sharp character who distances herself from everyday life, falling deeper into her art as a coping mechanism. What Jason Banker has created with Felt is a powerful tale of feminism, with Amy eventually taking back control of her life through her alter ego. In a male-dominated society Amy views the Penis as a symbol of strength, creating this strange alter-ego that comes with its own phallic representation of the male form. If I had one critique of the film it would be the film's one-sided viewpoint on gender, with basically every male character in the film being a shady human being. While I would have liked some type of silver-lining centered around the possibility of a genuinely good male character, Felt works because it is a singular vision of Amy's point-of-view, displaying a woman who has lost all faith in men as she attempts to live in a male-dominated world. I won't spoil the finale but Felt delivers an absolutely devastating conclusion, putting a definitive stamp on this emotional tale of a woman trying to seize back control of her life.
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