Lay Them Straight(2018)

Lay Them Straight follows a teenage girl struggling with obsessive compulsive disorder who endures relentless bullying at school. When a traumatic event upends her life, she begins to suspect her compulsions aren't a mental health burden but evidence of something supernatural. As she grapples with this possibility, the line between psychological disorder and genuine power blurs. The film explores how trauma and isolation can reshape a young person's understanding of themselves, turning what once felt like a curse into something far more complex and potentially dangerous. It's a thoughtful examination of adolescent vulnerability wrapped in an unsettling supernatural premise.