The Children We Sacrifice

Soros Documentary Fund Shot in India, Sri Lanka, Canada and the United States, “The Children We Sacrifice” is documentary about incestuous sexual abuse in South Asia. By interweaving survivors' narratives, including the producer's own story, with interviews with South Asian mental health p...

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Other Authors: Poore, Grace
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:English
Published: United States 2000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:157c77d0-bd1b-456a-8c06-634df4332a32
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description Soros Documentary Fund Shot in India, Sri Lanka, Canada and the United States, “The Children We Sacrifice” is documentary about incestuous sexual abuse in South Asia. By interweaving survivors' narratives, including the producer's own story, with interviews with South Asian mental health professionals, and with statistical information, as well as poetry and art, the film discloses the many layers of a subject traditionally shrouded in secrecy. Insights into the far-reaching psychological, social and cultural consequences of incest are accompanied by thoughtful assessments of strategies that have helped adult women cope with childhood trauma. The film also celebrates survivors of incest who defy social pressure and make visible the ways in which families prioritize family harmony, honor and duty over accountability and pursuit of justice for victims.
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title The Children We Sacrifice
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