The Valley

After twelve years of keeping her childhood sexual abuse a secret, a twenty-year-old girl, Karinah Guzman battles with the psychological aftermath. Seeing a therapist only accelerates torturous flashbacks of a past filled with tears and fear. Karinah's emotions become so bottled up inside that anxiety begins to take over her life in a way that drives her deeper into a perilous depression. Chasing in and out of flashbacks and nightmares exposes a story of habitual sexual abuse and the residual effects it has on Karinah's life. After suspecting that her younger cousin is now a victim of the same abuse, Karinah finds the strength, courage and faith, and reveals her lifelong secret that quickly divides the family. This harrowing film tells an everyday story but transforms it into a nightmare within the mind.