When fourteen-year-old Naomi reunites with her estranged cousin, her innocent curiosities lead to a night of drinking, debauchery, and a family destroyed in the shadows of a small Ohio factory town.

Director’s Vision for ‘Trashy’

Trashy is a coming-of-age drama about sexual repression and toxic family dynamics that result in irreversible implosion. I grew up in a loving, yet strict Roman Catholic military family, and I always felt a deep disconnect between my body and my autonomy. Our religion held constant reminders of the rules we were breaking simply by being normal people. In turn, I grew up feeling guilty about…everything.
We don’t know who we are as teenagers, and we don’t know what to do with bodies that sweat, bleed, and betray us. While we can’t be blamed for how all this makes us feel, we have to hold ourselves responsible for how we treat others. I made this film as a love letter to Ohio and a cathartic hug for the people who may watch this film and see themselves in one of those characters. Let your freak flag fly, but never leave your friends stranded over it. You have no idea what it could cost