Feelings of not belonging, isolation and displacement are unfortunate foundations of the Black experience. "Layer's is a retelling of that story through dance. Our main dancer has lost their spirit, feeling unsure of themselves and their identity in the new world they've entered. When we meet them, they are on the run and are lost. They appear small despite the vastness of the open space they are in because they have not fully realized how to utilize the resources around them. They are scared of the newfound because they do not know what the land is; who it is for.

Through previous traumas, the main dancer appears visibly humbled and stripped of the identity they previously had. Their clothes are torn, and they’re exposed: a shell of their former selves and without any layers indicative of the nuances of their ideal identity.

Throughout the film, the dancer comes in contact with people of different identities: both in dance style and personality. Like a stranger giving a smile or a friend that comes into your life at the right time, these different people are here to guide the lost dancer to find who they are again.