DISFLUENCY – Review by April Neale
Communication, the stops, starts, misdirection, filler words, and phrases define the framework of Disfluency, director Anna Baumgarten’s story of Jane, a senior in college who drops out shortly before graduation for reasons we soon learn. Jane, “the brain,” was sexually assaulted at a party, heads home, and processes the trauma and the blip of not graduating. Jane pieces together the night events at her family’s home and considers how to tell her parents or sister and whether to go to the police. This film combines a bit of wizening and coming of age, managing PTSD, and resiliency, all in a female-forward movie that has a happy resolution despite Jane’s bad night.
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