The year 2021 might still be a bit new, but it’s already high time for a film poised to become one of the year’s must-see indie gems. “Test Pattern,” Shatara Michelle Ford’s feature directorial debut, offers a searing and smart examination of some of the most topical issues in contemporary culture. Featuring “Ballers” regular Brittany S. Hall in a major star turn, “Test Pattern” might sound buzzword-laden, but Hall’s unique treatment of tough material sets it far apart.
Per the film’s official synopsis, “Part psychological horror, part realist drama, this exhilarating debut feature from Shatara Michelle Ford is set against the backdrop of national discussions around inequitable health care and policing, the #MeToo movement, and race in America. ‘Test Pattern’ follows an interracial couple whose relationship is put to the test after a Black woman is sexually assaulted and her white boyfriend drives her from hospital...
Per the film’s official synopsis, “Part psychological horror, part realist drama, this exhilarating debut feature from Shatara Michelle Ford is set against the backdrop of national discussions around inequitable health care and policing, the #MeToo movement, and race in America. ‘Test Pattern’ follows an interracial couple whose relationship is put to the test after a Black woman is sexually assaulted and her white boyfriend drives her from hospital...
- 1/22/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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