Canadian Women Film Directors Database
home search browse about contact français

Quick search by surname

This Film Is About Rape -- Film Description:
"Documentary film about myths about rape: who gets raped; who rapes; what rapists say and what women can do about rape. It includes real accounts from women who have been raped or sexually assaulted. Other subjects covered in the film include: facts about rape in Canada; a rapist talking about his crime; rapists as 'the actors of the socially-constructed masculine myth and male values'; rape as an expression of male sexual dominance and aggression; the risk of hitch-hiking; rape prevention; coping techniques for rape victim; recognizing fear and danger; self-defense classes and counselling rape victims."
-- Library and Archives Canada


Source:
"ArchiviaNet: Online Research Tool: Film, Video and Sound / ArchiviaNet : Recherche en ligne : Films, vidéos et enregistrements sonores." Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/. [English / French]