Sexual Assault Awareness

Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness, Uncategorized

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Argentinian filmmaker Valeria Vallejos talks about her empowering short ‘Me También’

by Davide Abbatescianni

March 9, 2020

Valeria Vallejos is a talented filmmaker of Indigenous and Spanish descent, born and raised in Patagonia. She left her country for Paris at the age of 17 to pursue her

Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness, Short Films

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Melissa Stephens shares how her film ‘Travis’ revolutionized her path to recovery

by Rebecca Martin

February 24, 2020

In the wake of Harvey Weinstein’s guilty verdict, and him being the man who sparked the #MeToo movement, there is a film that captures precisely where we are today. Women

Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness, Uncategorized

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Kitty Green’s film ‘The Assistant’ reveals the faces of the #MeToo movement and the pains behind them

by Rebecca Martin

February 6, 2020

The tweets. The movement. The conversation. Kitty Green’s film “The Assistant” takes the #MeToo movement, and the conversation around it, to a place where it began. Julia Garner plays Jane,

Film Festivals, Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness

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Aisling Franciosi dives deep into character in Jennifer Kent’s ‘The Nightingale’

by Pamela Powell

December 16, 2019

Repost of feature from August 23, 2019 in honor of Aisling Franciosi being awarded Most Promising Performer by the Chicago Film Critics Association’s! Watch “The Nightingale” on Hulu, Amazon Prime,

Sexual Assault Awareness

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‘Bombshell’ brings #MeToo to the big screen

by Rebecca Martin

December 13, 2019

[over the phone]Megyn Kelly: Ready to go to war?Gretchen Carlson: Oh, yeah. “Bombshell” (2019) Spoilers revealed Being interviewed by my soon-to-be boss, I could tell he thought I was good looking, that

International Films, Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness, Short Films

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Anya Camilleri’s powerful short film ‘A Girl of No Importance’ brings awareness to human trafficking and sex slavery

by Rebecca Martin

April 22, 2019

In March, I had the opportunity to interview British filmmaker Anya Camilleri. Camilleri's award-winning short film "A Girl of No Importance," made in partnership with agency Stella's Voice, brings awareness
Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness

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“The systemic failures drive this story”: Juliana Roth on Title IX and sexual assault

by Rebecca Martin

April 16, 2019

Juliana Roth and I spoke on the phone in February 2019 about her first feature film currently in development, "What We Know." The film is based on "Middlebrook," an educational
"A League of Their Own" Essays, Interviews, Platforms for Women in Film, Sexual Assault Awareness

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Dr. Caroline Heldman on #MeToo and representation

by Rebecca Martin

April 15, 2019

During my trip in Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Caroline Heldman, research director at the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, associate professor of politics
International Films, Interviews, Sexual Assault Awareness, Short Films

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Why saying “Get off the internet” is terrible advice for victims of online harassment

by Rebecca Martin

April 10, 2019

I spoke with actor, writer, and intimacy coordinator Michela Carattini about her film "Remote Access," which she cowrote and coproduced with screenwriter Leanne Mangan. Penelope Berkemeier directed the film. Michela,