What Does a Sympathetic Portrayal of Sexual Assault on Screen Look Like?
As Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to an end, I’d like to urge viewers and filmmakers to take a long and hard look at how rape is portrayed on screen.

Elder Ivy has a rebellious spirit for a Mormon. He's always been naturally lean and strong and has been able to parlay that into getting what he wants. Entering his mission, he intends to take his place as top dog. He can't help being aggressive and horny, nor does he want to. He's young and hot and he's going to take every opportunity to gratify himself. As with any missionary, he knows the rules about sex. He just takes great joy in secretly breaking them. In fact, the fact that its forbidden just makes him want it more. The secret Order of the Higher Priesthood sees great potential in this wild boy they just need to break him in first.
As Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to an end, I’d like to urge viewers and filmmakers to take a long and hard look at how rape is portrayed on screen.
“Trust your gut" is one of the most common pieces of advice you’ll receive during your lifetime. And as a person inclined to trust my intuition above all else, it’s the most common advice I find myself giving in real life and in my online socialising. But what happens when your gut is trying to warn you that something is seriously wrong without you being able to identify what triggered it in the first place? How can you act on a feeling or make it go away when you don’t have a clue about what could be wrong? How can you trust your intuition when you don’t know what makes it act out in the first place?
I was able to sit down and talk with up and coming producer and director Ryan Polomski who talked about his latest project Raymond Lewis: LA Legend. It's a documentary about basketball star Raymond Lewis and here is what I found out.
'The Suicide Squad' is at its best when it focuses on its characters and commentary on real-life issues, but stumbles when it relies too heavily on gratuitous gore and insensitive humor.
Shudder makes an incredibly atmospheric docuseries about the darker side of Hollywood mysteries.