Consequential Damages - 2028
Director’s Note:
For as long as I can remember, foster care has been a part of my life.
My grandmother was a foster parent who eventually adopted one of the children in her care. Years later,
my mother became a foster parent as well, and much of my teenage years were spent sharing a home
with foster siblings from different backgrounds, races, and life experiences.
Growing up in that environment exposed me to stories many people never hear. I witnessed the effects of
mental health struggles, fractured family dynamics, abandonment, loss, and generational trauma. I also
witnessed resilience, hope, and the incredible strength it takes for young people to keep moving forward
after experiencing unimaginable hardship.
The stories of those children stayed with me long after they left our home.
Consequential Damages was born from those experiences. While this story is fictional, it is inspired by the
emotions, challenges, and realities that many children in the foster care system face every day. This
screenplay is my attempt to honor their experiences, amplify conversations about the systems designed
to protect them, and explore what happens when those systems fail.
More than anything, this project is dedicated to the foster children who trusted my family with their stories.
Their resilience continues to inspire me, and I hope this film encourages audiences to look beyond
assumptions and see the humanity behind every child navigating the foster care system.
- Logline: After two children flee an abusive foster home, a caseworker burdened by generational trauma becomes their last hope in a system determined not to believe them.
- Genre: Dark Drama
- Status: Pre-production
- Expected Production Date: End of October 2027
