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Tag: sexual assault

The Trap of Perfect Victimhood

Film
By Amy Northup | November 4, 2021
By Amy Northup | November 4, 2021

The Trap of Perfect Victimhood

What She Said director Amy Northup, who’s also an intimacy coordinator and rape crisis counselor, on an on-screen trope we must move beyond.

Unscared

Film
By Jessica Watkins | June 11, 2021
By Jessica Watkins | June 11, 2021

Unscared

Comedian Jessica Watkins on how a radio DJ's flip comment made her choose to reveal a deeply personal detail of her past in her doc SPECIALish.

Fight. Run. Scream: Writing My Way Out of My Silence with Held

Film
By Jill Awbrey | April 7, 2021
By Jill Awbrey | April 7, 2021

Fight. Run. Scream: Writing My Way Out of My Silence with Held

Actress-screenwriter Jill Awbrey shares her personal journey with the #MeToo movement and how it led to her writing her new movie, Held.

Making Amends

Film
By Melissa Stephens | February 25, 2020
By Melissa Stephens | February 25, 2020

Making Amends

Writer-director-actor Melissa Stephens on the very personal motivation that drove her to make her new short film, Travis.

WeTalk — From #MeToo to #WeDo

Film
By Ondi Timoner | February 6, 2020
By Ondi Timoner | February 6, 2020

WeTalk — From #MeToo to #WeDo

Ondi Timoner talks with Weinstein and Cosby survivors about the impact of #MeToo and #TimesUp and where these movements are heading.

Standup Comedy: Truth be Told

Film
By Amber Rollo | December 11, 2019
By Amber Rollo | December 11, 2019

Standup Comedy: Truth be Told

Amber Rollo, a comedian, writer and actor who was one of the people who confronted Harvey Weinstein at a New York comedy show in October, speaks out.

WeTalk — Women on the Edge

Film
By Ondi Timoner | July 24, 2018
By Ondi Timoner | July 24, 2018

WeTalk — Women on the Edge

Host Ondi Timoner and guests discuss female sex workers and "blowing up" in a conversation recorded this spring at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Why I Don’t Owe Anyone My Sexual Harassment Story

Film
By Sarah Moshman | March 27, 2018
By Sarah Moshman | March 27, 2018

Why I Don’t Owe Anyone My Sexual Harassment Story

Millions of women and men spoke up against sexual harassment as part of the #MeToo movement. But director Sarah Moshman, for one, is not naming names.

How I Made a Feature Film About Rape in Just Nine Shots

Film
By Kaouther Ben Hania | March 20, 2018
By Kaouther Ben Hania | March 20, 2018

How I Made a Feature Film About Rape in Just Nine Shots

Tunisian writer-director Kaouther Ben Hania on the intricate and exhausting process of making her new movie, Beauty and the Dogs.

The Pervert/Genius Problem

Film
By Megan Griffiths | January 2, 2018
By Megan Griffiths | January 2, 2018

The Pervert/Genius Problem

Megan Griffiths on what to do with the art created by sexual predators.

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