Toxic: A Black Woman's Story

Overview

Racism. Toxic stress. Birth outcomes. How are these things intertwined? The short film, Toxic: A Black Woman's Story, seeks to explore that question - Peer into the world of the film's lead protagonist, Nina. An elite lawyer, loyal wife, and loving mother of a teen boy, Nina is navigating life (and a pregnancy) to the best of her ability. But sometimes the forces on a woman - especially a black woman - can be too much to bear. Follow Nina in this day-in-the-life drama, and see the world through the eyes of a successful black woman who must navigate an unjust world while trying to protect the world she has created for herself and her family.

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Cast

Crystle Paynther Collins

Nina

Mike Head

Don

Re'Shawn Reese

Michael

Fred Munkachy

Principal Eckor

Jennifer Anderson

Karen

Edlyn Sabrina

Dr. Gupta

Lawrence Wilson

Store Clerk

Tino Roncone

Newscaster

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