Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 26, director and producer Cynthia Hill came to speak to students in the Performing Arts Center. Her new film, Private Violence, takes a close look at domestic violence, a problem that affects 1:4 women in their lifetime.
A highly sensitive yet important topic, domestic violence is often overlooked as being a problem. With questions such as, “Why didn’t she just leave?” Hill argues it is obvious that a majority of Americans are oblivious to the dark reality of abuse in relationships.
The presentation featured a question and answer portion where audience members could interact with Hill. A trailer and the first scene of the documentary were shown as well in order to give the audience a taste of the film. Those in attendance were offered free tickets to go see a film of their choosing at True False.
Guidance counselors Kelly Anderson and Jane Piester were in attendance and made it clear that any student or faculty could reach out to them for help. Many women don’t receive proper help in the situations of abuse, but they said people like Hill are trying to change that. They note the film Private Violence can increase the awareness of domestic abuse in society and answer questions about why domestic abuse isn’t simply as easy as just leaving the situation.
The movie, which was named the True Life Fund winner, plays this weekend at the True False Film Festival at 3 p.m. Saturday and at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Jesse Auditorium.
[vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/87790231″ width=”640″ height=”360″] By Sophie Whyte
Are you going to see Private Violence at the True False Film Festival?