1 IN 71 (short film)
1 in 71 a 2018 drama short film directed by Juwan Chambers and written and produced by Eric Martin and Chambers. In the film, a soft-spoken college student struggles with being assaulted by their significant other. Its stars Sébastien Louis and Melody Vasquez.
It was written in the summer of 2017, shortly before the #MeToo Movement took over Hollywood. The film took one day to shoot and served as Chambers’ senior year thesis film. While showing a rough cut of the film, Chambers received pushback against the events in the story from his professor and classmates, who suggested he change the story due to the Hollywood headlines. Chambers resisted and continued with his vision for the story.
The film was released January 5, 2018 on YouTube, where it received 138 views in the first 24 hours and was lauded by viewers. In May, it became a semi-finalist at the Trinity International Film Fest. In January 2020, the film won the Best Director Platinum Award at Mindfield Film Festival - Albuquerque for the Nov/Dec Bi-monthly competition and was a finalist in their festival.