Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie (2024 Lifetime)
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Cast: Naturi Naughton, Tanyell Waivers, Mark Hood, Jared Wofford
Director: Delmar Washington
Writer(s): Avery O. Williams
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Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie follows the story of Shannon (Tanyell Quian), an ambitious college student who is struggling to pay her college tuition and eventually stops attending classes. The only person who notices Shannon’s sudden disappearance is her college counselor Ellen (Naturi Naughton). Ellen’s concerns are dismissed by Shannon’s professors, campus administration, students and even her own boyfriend. Instead of answers, Ellen is met with careless comments about how “girls like that” from underserved communities often drop out of school. Determined to find Shannon, Ellen inadvertently uncovers a trafficking ring targeting students in need like Shannon. With time running out, Ellen must fight tirelessly to gain the support she needs to rescue Shannon and bring down the trafficking ring.
Recap/Wine Thoughts
Inspired by True Events.
The movie starts with a college co-ed being dragged into a car, and she is sexually assaulted.
Cut to the Errington College campus, a fictional thriving Historically Black College. Shannon runs on the track team; she has good grades but needs to catch up on tuition payments. Shannon’s father is an unsupportive drug-using father who struggles with mental health, leaving Shannon alone to make ends meet.
Shannon’s advisor, Ellen, is interested in Shannon’s success and works to find solutions for her students. Ellen offers kind and helpful advice; she is a good mentor. Shannon considers the military and even aspires to invent a solar-powered car. (Which, like, why has no one done that?) Ellen prepares for Thanksgiving break and is dating the university’s provost. (A secret relationship.) Shannon wants to invite Ellen to accompany her after learning Ellen’s mother has passed away but opts to set up a Thanksgiving lunch date.
As Shannon walks home, a guy named King offers her a ride. Shannon declines but lets King follow her bus to a restaurant. King flirts with Shannon and buys her dinner. He tells her he is in the shipping business. Their meetings after class become routine, and Shannon jokes that King is stalking her. At their dinner date, King asks questions about Shannon’s father, and it seems interesting that she is all alone in life. When Shannon gets up to grab some napkins, King drugs her and drags her to his car, kidnapping her.
Shannon wakes up chained to a bed in a trailer and properly freaks out. King has three clients lined up and plans on human trafficking her. King has done it many times, and he runs the operation in the trailer park. Shannon looks outside the window and sees women being dragged around with collars on, like dogs. (WTF!?)
When Shannon misses her lunch date and a midterm, Ellen worries because it is uncharacteristic of her. Ellen gets the runaround when she goes to the Dean to share her concerns. So, she talks to her boyfriend/provost, who also won’t go around university policies to help Ellen. (Well, he does give Ellen Shannon’s address on a post-it.)
King continues to drug Shannon and rapes her in the trailer to get her “market ready.” Later, they take her outside and hose her down. It is disturbing and possibly triggering, so watch with care.
Ellen learns that Shannon has grown up living in a mechanic shop. The owner shows Ellen Shannon’s room, and she is surprised at her living conditions. Ellen tries to talk to campus police and list Shannon as a missing person, but the media and police seem unmoved by a Black girl missing. Ellen learns from the student about “King Cuisine,” who picks up co-eds for meals, and then the girls disappear or “drop out” of school.
A woman named Felicia, who lives in the trailer parks, works for the Escape Squad. She works with law enforcement to stop human trafficking. She recognizes Shannon and it sparks Ellen to keep trying to rescue Shannon. Her boyfriend/provost thinks Ellen should stay out of it and let the police do their job. They break up. (For one scene)
Felicia is attacked for knowing too much, but that doesn’t stop Ellen from going undercover and posing as a Lesbian John Looking for some college girls. Ellen goes to the trailer park and finds Shannon. She calls the police and pulls out a tazer on King. King pulls a gun, but since Ellen is ex-military herself, she overpowers him and shoots him.
The police bust the human trafficking ring.
Ellen uses the experience to write some poetry and perform spoken word. Ellen and the provost get engaged and go public with their relationship.
Side Note/Stray Thoughts
I loved the depictions of the Black college experience, including Sororities and Fraternities doing step on the quad.
This movie has ruined Lobster Rolls for me forever.
Overall rating
Numbers of Kills: None (0 knives)
Enjoyment Level (1-5 scale)
🍷🍷🍷 (3 Glasses of Wine)
Should you watch it?
Pour it Up (Give it a shot!)
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“Vanished: Searching for My Daughter” is its title outside the US (including here in the UK). Presumably so people think Missing White Woman Syndrome only exists in the US. (It doesn’t…)
Very interesting! Thank you for sharing!
No, that’s another similar movie. “Black Girl Missing” from last year.
Ooh this was kind of rough to watch, but necessary. I powered through to see Shannon and the other girls get their justice. On behalf of all the ones who don’t. I was also hoping that the men involved got their smiles wiped off in the process. *sigh* Kudos to the advisor and all the ones IRl who don’t give up.