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"Casualties of war rage beyond the battlefield. As ranks of women in the American military swell, so do incidents of rape. An estimated 30 percent of servicewomen and at least 1 percent of servicemen are sexually assaulted during their enlistment, not by the enemy, but at the hands of fellow so...

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Other Authors: Dick, Kirby (Screenwriter, Director), Scully, Regina Kulik (Producer), Newsom, Jennifer Siebel, 1974- (Producer), Barklow, Tanner King (Producer), Ziering, Amy (Producer), Wadleigh, Thaddeus (director of photography.), Johnson, Kirsten (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Sausalito, Calif.] : Roco Films Educational, [2012]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Rape victims > United States.
Women soldiers > Crimes against > United States > Interviews.
United States > Armed Forces > Women.
Sexual harassment in the military > United States.
Victimes de viol > États-Unis.
Femmes militaires > Crimes contre > États-Unis > Entretiens.
Harcèlement sexuel dans les forces armées > États-Unis.
Armed Forces > Women
Rape victims
Sexual harassment in the military
United States
Streaming video.
Feature films > United States.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
Internet videos
Interviews
Nonfiction films
Internet videos.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:"Casualties of war rage beyond the battlefield. As ranks of women in the American military swell, so do incidents of rape. An estimated 30 percent of servicewomen and at least 1 percent of servicemen are sexually assaulted during their enlistment, not by the enemy, but at the hands of fellow soldiers. With stark clarity and escalating revelations, The Invisible War exposes a rape epidemic in the armed forces, investigating the institutions that perpetuate it as well as its profound personal and social consequences."--Distributor's website (http://www.rocoeducational.com/film.php?filmID=INW).
Item Description:Originally broadcast as a segment of: Independent lens in 2012.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (98 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Playing Time:01:37:39
Awards:Nominated 2013 Academy Awards, Best Documentary, Features
Nominated 2013 Directors Guild of America Award, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Winner 2014 News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Outstanding Investigative Journalism - Long Form
Winner 2014 News & Documentary Emmy Awards, Best Documentary
Winner 2012 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award, Best Documentary Feature Film
Production Credits:Cinematography, Thaddeus Wadleigh and Kirsten Johnson ; editors, Doug Blush and Derek Boonstra.