Directed by Celesta Davis
Screenings 3/5/04 7:15pm and 3/7/04 12:00 pm at SJSU University Theater, 3/12/04 5:00 pm at SJSU Morris Dailey Auditorium.

There are some films which are incredibly difficult to watch at times yet undeniably worth seeing. “Awful Normal” is one of these. This story of the director’s quest to confront the family friend who molested both her and her sister when they were children is a profoundly powerful film. It is emotionally devastating at times but is ultimately inspirational.
Celesta and Karen Davis grew up in a very loving family, but they were molested in the 70s, when sexual abuse wasn’t talked about or dealt with. Their parents’ comparative lack of action was not unusual, and the fact that the two families went on as though nothing had happened was normal for the time.
Now, twenty five years later, these women are still damaged and seeking closure. Director Celesta Davis lets us follow them as they track down their molester and confront him. This is not an easy film to watch, nor was it an easy film to make. But as Celesta herself says, “too many people are affected by this issue and they don’t know how to talk about it… There are so many people who live in silence.”
Hopefully this amazing film will help to break that silence.