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Private Violence - Documentary Film
of Domestic
Violence Survivor & Advocate
Working for Change
On Halloween night 2008, Deanna Walters and
her two-year-old daughter, Martina, were herded into her estranged husband
Robbie's 18-wheel truck. For the next four and a half days, Deanna endured a
horrifying cross-country trip, suffering relentless brutality at his
hands. Presented during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, PRIVATE
VIOLENCE emphasizes the stigma domestic violence still carries for its victims
- despite the fact that the most dangerous place for women in America is their
own home: One in four women experiences violence there at the hands of an
abusive husband or boyfriend every day. This timely documentary tells the
stories of two women: Deanna, a victim turned survivor, and Kit Gruelle, a
survivor who advocates for justice on behalf of Deanna and other battered
women. Highlighting the complex, frustrating realities of the abuse women
suffer every day at the hands of intimate partners, as well as the difficulties
of prosecuting domestic violence cases, the film is a rare tribute to the
extraordinary strength of the advocates and survivors working for change.
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