Filmakers - Violence Against Women

Violence Against Women

22 film(s) found

	The Amazing Normal Story The Amazing Normal Story is the true personal story of the filmmaker who became sexually involved with a man old enough to be her father when she was twelve years old. This documentary is a sensitive portrayal of the courageous journey she takes to rediscover and understand her past. more »
	Behind Closed Doors This film examines domestic violence from a personal perspective, focusing on an abuser and a victim, who each discuss their backgrounds and their determination to break the patterns of violence that have governed their lives more »
	Breaking Ground: Men Against Rape The men in this film feel that rape is not just a woman's problem, but a human problem of our violent culture. They are committed to training men and women in rape prevention techniques. more »
	Dating Rites: Gang Rape on Campus This documentary on gang rape and acquaintance rape is a compelling view of what is happening on college campuses. more »
	Domestic Violence: Which Way Out? With domestic violence a growing problem in our society, one community, Bellevue, Washington, developed a successful counselling program which has become a national model more »
	From Victim to Survivor This film focuses on three survivors of sexual assaults, two women and a man, who poignantly and openly share their experience and its aftermath. more »
	Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse Three women and one man recall the childhood sexual traumas that destroyed their youth. They speak candidly about the recovery process which released them from symptoms that had plagued their lives. more »
	The Healing Years This important documentary investigates the effect of incest on three women as it illuminates their journey from pain and despair to recovery to finally working to end the cycle of incest. more »
	Incest: The Family Secret In this shockingly frank program we hear adult women tell of the childhood experiences that so traumatized their later years. Included is the testimony of a formerly abusive father who underwent psychiatric treatment. ( more »
	The Last Taboo: Children Who Sexually Abuse This groundbreaking program shatters the Victorian notion of childhood innocence, revealing the sexual abuse of children committed by other children. more »
	Men Who Molest: Children Who Survive This film explores the lives of four child molesters. Three are in treatment at the nation's largest community-based facility in Seattle; we witness dramatic group therapy sessions and learn how devastating this crime is to the child and the family. more »
	Pulling the Punches This film provides an intimate view of one man¹s therapeutic journey to control his abusive behavior toward his wife. We witness his therapy sessions and the support he finds there during painful process of change. more »
	Rape in the Ranks Though a culture of fear, secrecy, and hopelessness prohibits many women in the military from speaking out about their frequent sexual abuses, Rape in the Ranks shares the story four young women and their families brave enough to talk openly about their ordeals. more »
	Rape: Face to Face This highly-charged documentary examines the causes and consequences of rape, one of the fastest growing crimes in the America. It includes an emotional confrontation between rapists and victims of rape. more »
	Rapists: Can They Be Stopped? This powerful video focuses on participants in a program at Oregon State Hospital aimed at rehabilitating sex offenders. more »
	The Silent Scream This unusually sensitive film is a powerful reminder that adults must take children seriously if they hint that something is amiss at home. The sisters in this film found the strength as grown women to come forward and prosecute their father in a court of law for his sexual molestation of them. more »
	Stories from The Riverside This documentary visits Gatesville Penitentiary in Texas, where three female inmates convicted of murder and serving sentences ranging from 25 to 40 years describe the domestic violence that eventually brought them to prison. more »
	Terror at Home Terror at Home provides an unflinching look at some of the personal stories that lie behind the staggering statistics about domestic violence, a crime that cuts across all lines—racial, educational, and financial. more »
	Trafficked: Children as Sexual Slaves Prostitution and sex trafficking of women and children is a global problem. The United Nations estimates that more than one million children are forced into sexual slavery each year. This powerful documentary follows Chris Payne, a former police officer turned private investigator, as he investigates this traumatizing crime. more »
	True Stories The disturbing issue of "acquaintance rape" (also known as "date rape") is brought to life in this powerful short film. Two female high school students and the two boys who raped them describe their behavior and feelings before, during and after the attacks. more »
	Veronica’s Story This innovative work is based on an actual letter by a teenager reaching out to understand a childhood of sexual abuse. more »
	Why God, Why Me? This multi-award winning program about childhood sexual abuse dramatizes the life story of victims who grew up never feeling safe in their own home. It is delicately told, with no graphic, sexual or violent scenes. more »