The Cost of Living a Life That Isn’t Yours

Many people are living lives that were shaped for them.

Family expectations. Cultural pressure. Social standards. Career paths chosen for approval rather than alignment.

At first, it works.

Then slowly, something begins to feel off.

Not wrong enough to leave. Not right enough to stay.

American Director Franklin Livingston reflects this internal conflict in Abrogation, where characters navigate the tension between external expectation and internal truth. His storytelling reveals what happens when identity is built on compliance rather than authenticity.

The cost is not immediate.

It builds over time.

And eventually, it asks to be addressed.