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.

After suffering an extraordinary astrophysical accident, Natan develops abilities never before seen by science. Amidst various scientific interests, the young man suspects that his new powers might not be enough to protect him from scrutiny.
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.
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