Victim

There’s a thin line between shaping your story and spinning a lie—and Javier Perez is more than willing to cross it. Victim is a bold, razor-sharp satire about a Bronx-born hustler who sees straight through the shiny promises of diversity initiatives and decides to turn identity into currency.

Raised in a world where survival means outsmarting the odds, Javi knows how to play the game. His troubled family history—a father killed in the drug trade, a single mother scraping by, a best friend behind bars—becomes the perfect narrative for college essays. The result? A full scholarship to an elite university and a shot at his dream of becoming a famous writer.

When a viral essay launches Javi into the literary spotlight, he lands a coveted job at a legendary magazine, where editors laud his “authentic voice.” But not everyone buys the performance. Gio, fresh out of prison and the only one who truly knows Javi, poses a threat to the carefully curated persona. When Javi offers to cut Gio in on the act, the question looms: will Gio play along, or blow the whole scheme wide open?