Silence Is Not Golden -- Filmmaker Brings Military Assault Documentary to Facebook
Rape is not an easy subject to talk about, but it happens to thousands of men and women in the military every year - the Department of Defense estimates that there were 19,300 sexual assault victims in 2010 alone. Tonight Oscar and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick is breaking the silence by bringing his documentary on military assault,"The Invisible War," to Facebook.
Rape is not an easy subject to talk about, but it happens to thousands of men and women in the military every year – the Department of Defense estimates that there were 19,300 sexual assault victims in 2010 alone. Tonight Oscar and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick is breaking the silence by bringing his documentary on military assault,”The Invisible War,” to Facebook.
The film debuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, taking home the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary. It’s easy to see why:
At the core of the film are often heart-rending interviews with the rape survivors themselves—people like Kori
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