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USA - RAPE SURVIVOR VOICES – FILM – FEMINIST INVENTION OF
THE RAPE KIT – UNDER-REPORTAGE OF RAPE – END STIGMA – PROMOTE JUSTICE
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Film
- Unafraid: Voices From the Crime Victims Treatment Center – Rape – Rape Kits
A film by Karin Venegas
US,
2014, 44 minutes, Color, DVD
A deeply personal documentary, UNAFRAID gives voice to four,
diverse rape survivors and takes a historic look back at the pioneering
treatment center where they now receive counseling. In her directorial debut,
Karin Venegas highlights the work of two unsung feminist heroes in the movement
for victims’ rights at the height of 1970s feminism and the Women’s Movement.
From breaking victims’ silence to the revolutionary invention of the rape kit,
this powerful film intimately explores the impact of rape and the capacity of
ordinary individuals to effect change.
Although frequently referenced in popular culture, few audiences know of the
rape kit’s feminist origins. UNAFRAID is the first film to address the
grassroots genesis of this important tool, which not only made it easier to
convict in the criminal justice system but which helped shape our very cultural
acceptance of rape as a serious crime, worthy of prosecution and compassionate
treatment.
Together, UNAFRAID’s collage of voices aims to lift the stigma that traps
victims in silence – and to remind its audience that social change is indeed
possible. Essential viewing for Criminal Justice, Law and Women’s Studies
Classrooms.