I Took A Lethal Dose of Herbs

Based on a series of Reddit posts from 2017-2020, „I Took a Lethal Dose of Herbs” is an animated VR documentary centered on an anonymous woman’s experience with a failed DIY herbal abortion and postpartum psychosis. We take an anxious journey with the protagonist as she reveals her story through hallucinations and flashbacks. A former evangelical activist who once spent her weekends praying outside of abortion clinics, her life takes a turn after the birth of her first child. She suffers a psychotic break and believes her baby is a demon. We travel with her through glitchy hallucinations of hell and demon babies. After recovering, she finds herself unexpectedly pregnant again and accidentally poisons herself during a DIY herbal abortion. Ultimately she must choose between motherhood, her life, and her sanity.

One World Human Rights FF – The Immersive Films Competition Jury Award 2024
Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival CPH:DOX 2023
Ars Electronica 2023
Ji.hlava IDFF 2023