Trust / Fall
Logline:
A young mother's journey toward devastating accountability after her desperate need for love delivers her son into the hands of a predatorâand forces her to make the ultimate sacrifice to set him free.
SYNOPSIS:
TRUST FALL opens with 27-year-old Skylar Corbin in prison scrubs on a city rooftop, speaking to her son Ezra before falling backward in an act she calls her "trust fall"âloving him enough to let go completely.
Five years earlier, pregnant and homeless, Skylar finds refuge with the Whitlowsâher abusive ex-boyfriend's parents. They offer genuine love and stability, helping her raise her son Ezra in a safe family environment. But feeling like an outsider, Skylar meets Gavin Wilder, a manipulative predator who presents himself as a sensitive writer drawn to "broken" women.
Despite the Whitlows discovering Gavin's history as a convicted child molester and showing Skylar court documents, she refuses to believe them. Desperate to feel chosen and loved, she leaves with two-year-old Ezra to live with Gavin in his isolated rental house.
The devastating climax comes when Ezra reveals that Gavin has been sexually abusing him. After a violent confrontation and arrest, Skylar loses custody permanently. Ezra returns to the Whitlows, where he heals and thrives.
Five years later, during a prison visit, Ezra shows Skylar a drawing of his familyâwith her depicted as a figure "behind the window," separated from their happiness. Understanding that her presence would only burden him with reminders of trauma, Skylar makes the ultimate sacrifice of maternal love: removing herself completely from his story so he can be truly free.
A psychological drama about the difference between loving someone for how they make you feel and loving them enough to prioritize their wellbeing above your own existence.
COPYRIGHT 2025 David Williamson