'My Dark Vanessa' unfolds the harrowing narrative of Vanessa Wye and her complicated relationship with her English teacher Jacob Strane. Oscillating between her past as a naive fifteen-year-old and her present self in 2017, Vanessa grapples with the repercussions of the affair that she had once perceived as consensual. As society shifts its view on sexual abuse and the #MeToo movement gains momentum, Vanessa's sense of reality is challenged by the emergence of another student's accusations against Strane. Faced with a whirlwind of emotions and conflicting loyalties, Vanessa must reevaluate what she considered to be her first love and the impact it has had on her identity and existence.