sexual violence

If we could reduce the ubiquity of sex, perhaps we could balance out power.  

I refuse to accept the narrative that I and other women are responsible for their assault. I’ll wear a short skirt, get drunk at a party and flirt with men all night — it doesn’t mean I am asking to be assaulted.

When we watch the news cover the latest in horrific crimes, we often unconsciously create a profile of the perpetrators. We never think about who they were before the criminal events occurred. As Magic Theatre’s premiere of “The Resting Place” proves, there is always more to the story than the news can ever give us.

Veteran filmmaker Jeanne Marie Hallacy is passionate about stories of social justice, and, with “Mother, Daughter, Sister,” she has added another film to her already long list of documentaries about human rights issues relating to Southeast Asia.

“An Entomologist’s Love Story” could have been about pretty much anybody, but in a way that’s oversimplified and maybe even obsolete.