PERPLECTION In the war between perfection and truth, only one can survive.
Dr. Viana Young embarks on a journey of warped mentorship, exploited trust, and rediscovery of her true self.
Delusion. Doubt. Dominance.
Viana Young is a rising star on the brink of earning her license and professional freedom as a clinical psychologist. She is brilliant, compassionate, and admired by colleagues and patients alike. But behind peaceful hospital walls, her trusted mentor Dr. Joseph Turner, for reasons of his own, begins to undermine her with subtle criticisms and misplaced doubts. He’s not just challenging her — he’s dismantling her.
What began as a professional mentor/protege relationship unravels into a power struggle rooted in control, projection, and psychological warfare. But Viana is no ordinary, helpless prey. Armed with empathy, intuition, and the very tools of her trade, she fights back.
When perfection breaks, truth distorts.
As the pressure mounts, Viana’s perfectionism — a relic of her hypercritical childhood — resurfaces, and her grip on reality starts to slip. Flashbacks bleed into hallucinations. Mirrors and other reflective surfaces distort. Patients, colleagues, even her own mentor mock secrets she’s never spoken aloud. Forces seem to be aligning to make her face her biggest fear. Can she overcome that fear and prove that she is enough?
The Perplection Team
Daniel Knight
Additional Cast and Crew
Kristina Baryshnikova
Daniel Knight's career has spanned two decades earning 50 credits as an actor and producer along the way.
Perplection marks his debut as a writer and director with a goal to tell an entertaining and thought provoking story.
Most recently Daniel played a supporting role and executive produced the award winning indie feature film The Keeper.
Kristina Baryshnikova
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Kristina Baryshnikova
Kristina Baryshnikova is an American/European actress who has lived in several countries internationally. She is fluent in English, Russian, and Norwegian.
Now based in Los Angeles, she plays Dr. Viana Young In Perplection and also collaborated on creating the story.
Most recently she played a supporting role in the breakthrough American Film Institute project, Song of Silence.
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