Descent follows the story of Jasmine Robinson, a young college student in the midst of finals. The film explores how the stress of finals along with pressure from her family and other problems in her personal life leads her on a descent towards self-destruction. The ending is purposefully left ambiguous as this is not supposed to be a strictly narrative piece, it is intended to open dialogue and inspire self reflection.

 

The filmmaker, N’ya Clarke, is currently at student at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She enjoys creating content that spans multiple mediums and plans to pursue a career in screenwriting.


This film was shot on an iPhone 6s with no additional hardware or software. It was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro and the music comes from rapper XXXTENTACION.


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