Thursday, February 7, 7:30 pm
FILM & DISCUSSION:
NO!
The Rape Documentary
Discussion with Filmmaker Aishah Shahidah Simmons
The Brecht Forum
451 West Street
Directions
Sliding scale $6/$10/$15
Free for Brecht Forum Subscribers
This feature length documentary explores the international reality of rape and other forms of sexual assault through the through intimate first person testimonies from Black women victim-survivors, commentaries from acclaimed African-American scholars and community leaders, archival footage, spirited music, transformational dance, and performance poetry.
Produced and directed by incest and rape survivor Aishah Shahidah Simmons over a period of 11 years, seven of which were full time, NO! is a Black feminist educational organizing tool, which is being used in the global movement to end violence against women and children. Winner of an audience choice award and a juried award at the San Diego Women Film Festival, NO! also explores how rape is used as a weapon of homophobia.
(Aishah Shahidah Simmons is an award-winning African-American feminist lesbian independent documentary filmmaker, television and radio producer, published writer, international lecturer, and activist based in Philadelphia, PA.)
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