Initiation(2014)

Initiation is a thriller set within Columbia University's prestigious Butler Library, where two young women put three hopeful pledges through a hazing ritual that spirals into something far darker. What begins as a test of belonging transforms into a dangerous game with deadly consequences. The film explores the toxic dynamics of exclusion and the lengths people will go to gain acceptance into an elite circle. As tensions escalate and secrets unravel, the line between initiation and cruelty blurs, trapping all five women in a nightmare of their own making. Initiation examines how institutional power and social hierarchy can corrupt even the brightest minds, turning a prestigious campus into a pressure cooker of ambition, jealousy, and violence.