Maybe He Doesn't Hit You - a film by Nid Collins

maybe he doesn't hit you but he decides what you do and hey you talked to he decides we going the weekend and where you go after work maybe he doesn't hit you but he robs you of the future you wanted for yourself it becomes the future he feels you deserve he reminds you that you work in a dead-end job that your failures are a result of your lack of motivation you're like a self-discipline your lack of intelligence and your pretentious nature you should feel happy to have him as a role model now because he's the only one putting forth any effort because without him you'd be nothing maybe he doesn't hit you but he strips you of your life he takes away your freedoms your relationships your hobbies as though they're a bad paint job or a bad dinner he takes away your right to feel every emotion becomes something to question something to be afraid of don't be sad don't be angry don't be happy he laughs when you cry and he tells you that you shouldn't be crying and when he gets done laughing he gets tired of hearing you cry and you better shut your mouth before you make him feel bad about himself or that will be held pay maybe he doesn't hit you you were made to sit so still and so expressionless that three words had become your ultimate nightmare I am allowed he's allowed to be angry he's allowed to flirt with whoever he wants he's allowed to yell he's allowed to laugh at you he's allowed to be sick of seeing you he's allowed to do whatever the hell he wants but you better sit still shut up and try not to make that face he hates maybe he doesn't hate you but his mistakes are your fault he makes you afraid to speak because he's taken away your right to say what's on your mind and what would be the point because he hears what he wants to hear and that's what you are punished for maybe he doesn't hit you but he makes you seem like the enemy to your friends and to your family because if you're the enemy then he's the hero and the world thanks him for being so kind I'm so brave and so selfless maybe he doesn't hate you but he tells you that you should feel grateful that he doesn't he touches you grabs you molest see while he thinks you're sleeping while drunkenly whispering in your ear what he hates about his life with you how he wishes that you and his life would change his hands are all over you but it's okay because he knows you would have said yes if you were awake he reminds you that he didn't hit you he didn't rape you do you honestly believe he's the kind of guy who would do something like that how can you make him feel like that maybe he doesn't hit you but he asks you why you didn't defend yourself when you were raped yes see why he didn't call the police he tells you it's hard to believe your story because you didn't fight back he tells you he gets it now she gets why someone would rape you because you're weak and worthless and if it wasn't for him nobody would love you maybe he doesn't hit you but he yells and he yells that he's not yelling don't you dare tell him he's yelling or he'll really yell and he don't want to see him yell maybe he doesn't hit you but he makes you wish he would because then maybe finally your family and your friends would offer their help instead of saying oh that looks like a bad couple to me maybe they wouldn't joke or undermine the problem anymore maybe you'd finally find this drink to make anyone anyone at all for an out maybe he doesn't hit you but he might as well maybe he doesn't hit you but what's different you

Channel: French Creek Films

Views: 36,949

Rating: 4.9621453 out of 5

Keywords: french, creek, films, laramie, wyoming, nid, collins, independent, nobudget, lowbudget, no, low, budget, filmmaking, filmmakers, collective, #MaybeHeDoesntHitYou, maybe he doesn't hit you, maybe he doesnt hit you, emotional abuse, narcissism, jaxon hill, monologue

Id: uTMNzNWqE_g

Length: 5min 0sec (300 seconds)

Published: Sun Feb 12 2017