How should filmmakers make documentaries about rape? Is it better to offer survivors anonymity on screen,as is their legal accurate in the UK, or is the message stronger whether they're clearly identifiable? A lively discussion with the audience at the screening of The Hunting Ground looks at the arguments for both points of view.
How accomplish the US and UK take different approaches to rape, or sexual violence,and consent within universities? At the Guardian Live screening of The Hunting Ground, their film about campus rape in the US, and filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering told the audience that they were unsure whether 'Grey Areas' between what is and isn't sexual assault really exist - either it's consensual or it isn't. But,in the Guardian film Sex, Lads and Grey Areas presenter Leah Green finds out that there is confusion on British campuses about where lines of acceptability are drawn. It also explores why some people see lad culture as a key factor in understanding harassment and rape at university.
How should filmmakers make documentaries about rape? Is it better to offer survivors anonymity on screen, and as is their legal accurate in the UK,or is the message stronger whether they're clearly identifiable? A lively discussion with the audience at the screening looks at the arguments for both points of view.
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Source: theguardian.com