Such a Resounding Silence: Hobart Screening
Event description
Un Silence si Bruyant - Such a Resounding Silence
With this documentary Emmanuelle Beart wishes to the lift the veil on incest
Keynote speaker: Grace Tame CEO & Founder of the Grace Tame Foundation
The CorriLee Foundation
proudly presents this ground breaking insight into intrafamilial childhood sexual abuse and welcomes our good friend and
ally Grace Tame to speak on this heartbreaking topic which is shrouded in silence. Thank you for joining this
event to help us make our voices heard and end the silence.
French star Emmanuelle Béart (Manon of the Springs; Mission: Impossible) revealed
she is an incest survivor and made a shocking but eminently respectful documentary with co-director Anastasia
Mikova on the taboo topic. A national reckoning around child sexual abuse was already underway in France
after accusations were made against a prominent family when Béart set about lifting the veil of silence around the
crime. Choosing both first-person and ensemble documentary voices, Béart creates a powerful platform for fellow
fighters to challenge the insidious shame that arises from incest. Along with co-director Anastasia Mikova, two
other women and a man, Béart points the finger at the laws and social taboos of a country where a child is
sexually victimized every three minutes. Reluctant to include her own story at first, Béart powerfully
remonstrates: “the silence—which is first imposed by the person who rapes you—this silence makes a terrible noise
within you and takes all kinds of forms” in this stirring and personal critique.
*For catering purposes please purchase tickets by Wednesday 31 July
The CorriLee Foundation also presents No Laughing Matter our podcast series giving voices to survivors and raising awareness about the alarming statistics of incest. Our series narrators include: Ray Martin, Jean Kittson, Hugo Weaving, Grace Tame, Heather Mitchell, Jennifer Byrne, Andrew Denton, Rev Bill Crews, Adam Hills, Chrissie Swan, & Wil Anderson.
Check it out here or on Spotify.
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Not in Tassie? We'll be holding a screening across Australian capitals in the coming months.
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Our thanks to:
Grace Tame Foundation
Kids Helpline
Haut et Court
State Cinema
Zara Trihey
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