Dissatisfied with the inertia of her life, Susan struggles to reignite a fire in her heart, and discovers kindling in the most unlikely and dangerous of ways. As her penchant for pain threatens to consume her entire world, Susan must confront whether to let everything she knows, including her marriage and personal safety, go up in flames... 'Charred' weaves together themes of self-harm, sensuality, surreality and drives towards pleasure and destruction.