Name of Project
Rising Silence
Artist
Director & Researcher Leesa Gazi
Country
Category
Date
2019
Facilitated/Produced by
Komola Collective, Openvizor and Making Herstory
Description
The multiple-award-winning film Rising Silence documents the lives of Bangladeshi women who, among thousands of others, endured brutal sexual violence in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. This conflict stands as one of the earliest recorded instances of sexual violence being systematically used as a weapon of war in the twentieth century. The women recount first-hand the horrific acts of cruelty, violence and humiliation and their personal battle to stand up against it.
To know more about this project visit www.risingsilence.co.uk.