Abstract
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Casualties of war rage beyond the battlefield. As ranks of women in the American military swell, so do incidents of rape. An estimated 30 percent of servicewomen and at least 1 percent of servicemen are sexually assaulted during their enlistmentnot by the enemy, but at the hands of fellow soldiers. With stark clarity and escalating revelations, The Invisible War exposes a rape epidemic in the armed forces, investigating the institutions that perpetuate it as well as its profound personal and social consequences.In The Invisible War, we meet characters who embraced their service with pride and professionalism, only to have their idealism crushed. Their chilling stories of violent sexual assault become even more rattling as they seek justice in a Kafkaesque military legal system. As a courageous few defy victimhood, they face their most challenging fight yet: penetrating a closed circuit where officers collude, cases are routinely swept under the rug, and few perpetrators are ever tried or convicted.
Casualties of war rage beyond the battlefield. As ranks of women in the American military swell, so do incidents of rape. An estimated 30 percent of servicewomen and at least 1 percent of servicemen are sexually assaulted during their enlistmentnot by the enemy, but at the hands of fellow soldiers. With stark clarity and escalating revelations, The Invisible War exposes a rape epidemic in the armed forces, investigating the institutions that perpetuate it as well as its profound personal and social consequences.In The Invisible War, we meet characters who embraced their service with pride and professionalism, only to have their idealism crushed. Their chilling stories of violent sexual assault become even more rattling as they seek justice in a Kafkaesque military legal system. As a courageous few defy victimhood, they face their most challenging fight yet: penetrating a closed circuit where officers collude, cases are routinely swept under the rug, and few perpetrators are ever tried or convicted.
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Subject
Rape victims -- United States, Women soldiers -- Crimes against -- United States -- Interviews, Soldiers -- Crimes against -- United States -- Interviews, United States -- Armed Forces -- Women, Sexual harassment in the military -- United States, Military Personnel -- United States, Rape -- United States, Crime Victims -- United States -- Interview, Sexual Harassment -- United States, Women -- United States
Contributors
Dick, Kirby (director), Dick, Kirby (writer), Barklow, Tanner King (producer), Blush, Doug (editor), Boonstra, Derek (editor), Ziering, Amy (producer), Blige, Mary J. (composer), Wadleigh, Thaddeus (cinematographer), Johnson, Kirsten (cinematographer), Ziering, Amy (interviewer), Dick, Kirby (interviewer), Girls Club Entertainment (producer), New Video Group (producer), Docurama (Firm) (collaborator), Chain Camera Pictures (Firm) (collaborator), Independent Television Service (collaborator)
Duration
00:55:10 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
adult/continuing education, higher education, college
Copyright Holder
| Name | ro*co films educational |
| Role | distributor |
| Telephone | 415-332-6471 x203 |
| Address | 80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 5, Sausalito, CA 94965 |
| [email protected] |
Copyright Date
2012-01-01
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