Written and Directed by Board Member Cheyenne Jacobs

In this short film, Nessa, anonymously runs a social media page called “It’s Giving Red Flags” and calls herself “The Ref.” Through this page, she encourages her peers to share stories about their relationships, helping them identify potential red flags by calling out manipulative or controlling behaviors, often seeing that consent comes into question.  As Nessa processes their stories, she actually begins to see red flags in her own relationship. These stories explore situations that are often overlooked when we think about the need for consent and aim to disrupt the simplistic and binary portrayals of consent found in mainstream, heteronormative media. The film ultimately sheds light on how easily we can miss red flags in our own lives, emphasizing the need for education and honest conversations on how to prevent toxic relationships and violations of consent.