M.F.A.

M.F.A. (2017) is an American thriller from director Natalia Leite, available to watch online on iFILM. Art student Noelle keeps to herself on a quiet campus — until one brutal night rewrites who she is.

When the man who assaulted her dies by accident, Noelle (Francesca Eastwood) discovers a cold resolve she didn't know she had. She starts going after the attackers other students reported and the university quietly ignored, while her graduate art project grows sharper and angrier in step. The line between justice and obsession thins fast.

Leite shoots this less as exploitation than as a raw study of trauma and rage, and Eastwood carries the whole thing with a restrained, unshowy lead turn. A hard 93-minute watch — not a light evening, but a pointed one for anyone drawn to the subject and a strong central performance. Stream M.F.A. (2017) online on iFILM.