LOS ANGELES, June 26 (UPI) -- Warning: This article contains references to rape.
Writer, director and star Eva Victor says her movie Sorry, Baby, in theaters Friday, finds humor in difficult subjects by targeting the corrupt institutions involved. Victor plays Agnes, a thesis student who is raped by her faculty advisor (Louis Cancelmi).
In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, Victor, 31, said the film points out the absurdity of institutions that exacerbate trauma when they are intended to help. Agnes and her friend Lydie (Naomi Ackie) mock a doctor who questions Agnes' handling of her rape, and the film shows the college HR department as incompetent.
"There's this comedy rule in writing that is about punching up and not punching down," Victor said. "All your jokes are at the expense of institutions that are hurting people and people in power. You never point the finger at making fun of someone who's victimized or not in power."
It was important to Victor to point out the film is not just a criticism of said institutions; Sorry, Baby also celebrates the friendship between Agnes and Lydie.
