Breaking Silence
(2019, original release: 2017)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
Women Make Movies, 2017
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (40 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
6146654
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from title frames

Three Muslim women share their stories of sexual assault—and, in a deeply personal way, they challenge the stigma that has long suppressed the voice of survivors. Throughout America, many Muslim communities persist in stigmatizing all discussion of sex-related subjects. Even though sexual assault and abuse are widespread, conversations about it are rare—and the pressure for victims and their families to “keep it a secret” helps perpetuate abuse. BREAKING SILENCE takes a radical and humanizing approach to the emotional scars of sexual assault, giving women the space to share their voices without shame. Winner of the Best Documentary at the **Los Angeles Woman's International Film Festival**

Film

In Process Record

Imam Khalid Latif, Navila Rashid, Sarah Rashid, Zahra Bhaiwala

Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2017

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

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