May and June is set against the dramatically rich
world of fencing and female adolescence.
It charts the narrative arcs of two exceptionally
talented fencers, who at the tender age of sixteen
are just beginning to find and define themselves
June notices that May is struggling, but May finds it
difficult to accept help.
Already out of step with the rest of her teammates,
May’s isolation is focused and magnified by the
difficulty of being attracted to her coach Under the
guise of grooming May as a star athlete, he takes
advantage of her vulnerability.
This is a story about how a man in a powerful
position can turn the young women under him
against each other when they could choose care and
healing for themselves.