Posts Tagged sexual and gender-based violence

Documenting sexual assault: a how to guide

The combination of video and storytelling is extremely powerful, especially when it comes to reaching people and highlighting injustices. As filming equipment becomes less and less prohibitively expensive, more and more people are creating documentaries and video projects on important subjects, including sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The testimony of survivors of such violence can be extremely helpful in drawing attention to the issue and validating to others who have been through SGBV. But how do you talk to someone about their trauma in a way that is respectful and empowering, not exploitative or inappropriate? How do we make sure that our questions challenge, rather than perpetuate, the culture of shaming and victim-blaming which bombards us and may influence ...

The combination of video and storytelling is extremely powerful, especially when it comes to reaching people and highlighting injustices. As filming equipment becomes less and less prohibitively expensive, more and more people are creating documentaries and ...