Directed by Cynthia Hill
PRIVATE VIOLENCE explores a simple but deeply disturbing fact of American life: the most dangerous place for a woman in America is her own home. Every day in the U.S., at least four women are murdered by abusive (and often, ex) partners. Through the eyes of two survivors¡ªDeanna Walters, a mother who seeks justice for the crimes committed against her at the hands of her estranged husband, and Kit Gruelle, an advocate who seeks justice for all women¡ªwe bear witness to the complex realities of intimate partner violence. Their experiences challenge entrenched and misleading assumptions, providing a lens into a world that is largely invisible; a world we have locked behind closed doors with our silence, our laws and our lack of understanding. PRIVATE VIOLENCE begins to shape powerful, new questions that hold the potential to change our society: "Why does he abuse?" "Why do we turn away?" "How do we begin to build a future without domestic violence?"
Reviews
~ "This potent documentary is a natural for public/educational tube slots, and should have an afterlife in classroom and organizational settings." - Variety
~ "PRVIATE VIOLENCE begins to shape powerful, new questions that hold the potential to change our society¡" - Human Rights Watch Film Festival
~ "Hill's work lingers and probes with an urgent, comprehensive call to action. PRIVATE VIOLENCE is¡insistent that its troubles can be confronted head-on." - Slant Magazine
Awards
~ Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Kathleen Bryan Edwards Award for Human Rights
~ Dallas International Film Festival, Silver Heart Award
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