UnSlut: A Documentary Film
In 2013, seventeen-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons took her own life. The Halifax teenager had been gang-raped a year and a half earlier by her classmates and labeled a "slut" as a result. Despite transferring schools many times, she could not escape constant cyber harassment and in-person bullying. Rehtaeh's is not the only story like this to make headlines in recent years. Why is the sexual shaming of girls and women, including sexual assault victims, still so prevalent in the United States and Canada?
- Overview
- Cast
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UnSlut: A Documentary Film
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 22, 2015
Runtime
0h 39m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
100%
Original Title
UnSlut: A Documentary Film
Production Companies
The Unslut Project
Director
Emily Lindin
Description
In 2013, seventeen-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons took her own life. The Halifax teenager had been gang-raped a year and a half earlier by her classmates and labeled a "slut" as a result. Despite transferring schools many times, she could not escape constant cyber harassment and in-person bullying. Rehtaeh's is not the only story like this to make headlines in recent years. Why is the sexual shaming of girls and women, including sexual assault victims, still so prevalent in the United States and Canada?
