Synopsis
A relationship is put to the test after the girlfriend is sexually assaulted and the boyfriend drives her from hospital to hospital in search of a rape kit.
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Cast
- Brittany S. HallRenesha
- Will BrillEvan
- Gail BeanAmber
- Drew FullerMike
- Ben LevinChris
- Donna Morrell GaffordLucie
- Katy ErinLindsey
- Caroline BloomFriend
- Melissa BaileyAustin Highland Receptionist
- Kay SalemSt. Stefan's Receptionist
Recommendations
- 89
Austin Chronicle
Ford’s commitment to implying trauma instead of visualizing it is more than just an impressive formal constraint. Test Pattern proves the fault of more uncreative depictions of racial and gendered violence that exploit bare bodies and blood for shock value rather than depth and specificity. - 83
IndieWire
Despite the density of their subject, Ford avoids heavy-handed platitudes and dramatic tropes, instead relying on a strong script and a pair of sneakily powerful performances from stars Brittany S. Hall and Will Brill. The result is a showcase for the film’s central trio, one that resonates long after the film’s slim running time concludes. - 83
The Film Stage
Taking the title into consideration, Test Pattern remains clearly focused on the circumstances outside of our control that force adjustments in perspective. - 80
Los Angeles Times
A trenchant conversation piece from a promising new director, Test Pattern provides ample room for one’s biases and privilege to shape our interpretation of what’s on screen. - 80
The New York Times
Test Pattern achieves a lot with very little: The film’s nonlinear editing and cannily scored silences invite our interpretations, locating in them the entanglements of race and gender. Ford pushes us, if not to definitive answers, then to the right questions. - 80
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
A deceptively simple and concise narrative structure allows Ford to parse her subject and characters with a graceful internal complexity that shows rather than tells. - 80
Variety
Test Pattern — tiny, sedate yet urgent — is like the tinkling of a warning bell that somehow signals the five-alarm fire of ingrained racism, sexism and the faulty American medical and judicial systems, that rages just outside the door. - 75
Slant Magazine
The film strikingly punctuates the detachment of realist drama with the expressionism of psychological horror.
