Gravitas Ventures released the trailer for the powerful indie drama Donna: Stronger Than Pretty directed by Jaret Martino and starring Shameless star Kate Amundsen. Stronger Than Pretty premieres on streaming platforms on February 23.

In the film, a young mother’s “American Dream” turns into a living nightmare until she finds the inner strength to hear a voice she hadn’t heard before: her own.

Says Martino, “This Film, dedicated to my loving mother, Donna, whose bravery, sacrifice, smile, and heart have shaped the man I am today, was realized to be used as a tool to inspire and empower other families to try to break free of negative conditioning, stereotypes, patterns, and cycles. It honors the strength of women all over the world and hopefully it will also encourage men to acknowledge and share their emotions with the women and children who love them.”

Co-written by Martino and Pat Branch, the film also stars Catherine Daddario (“The Good Fight”), Sandy Bainum, Steve Barkman, Mikel Butler, Kiera Capitanio, Anthony Coppola, James Cribbins, and James Aronson.

Donna: Stronger Than Pretty is a romantic tragedy, an unlove story, that spans three decades in the life of a gentle young woman, Donna, as she tries to live up to the traditions and expectations of her Italian roots and of the “American Dream”. That dream becomes a living nightmare and nearly breaks her until she finds the silent force of her inner voice and breaks free from a husband who refuses to be responsible to her, himself, their family, or even his own dreams.