LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

brianna-99646 When reading the reviews for this film, a lot of the problems our society is facing today become obvious. There is a lot of victim shaming and people citing these girls as liars or attention whores. This could not be further from the truth. To dismiss these women for having the courage to say what happened to them is despicable. Rape culture is alive and well in this country, and there is no excuse for it. Victims should not be asked what they were wearing or what they had to drink. How is any of this relevant to the fact that they were assaulted? Anyone who points the finger at a victim is deplorable. Watch this movie and stand with these women. They deserve our support.

Music Universe It is such a relief to see a documentary about campus rape. Finally, this epidemic is out in the open and getting the publicity it needs. I am a survivor of sexual violence and I can tell you that rape on campus and rape in general is WAY more common than most people assume it is. For everyone discounting the 1 in 4 statistic, look at the raw data from rape crisis hotlines. They get THOUSANDS of calls per day. These are not all from pathological liars or women who woke up with regret after having sex with someone. In fact, only 2 - 10% of rape allegations are false, and there are false allegations for EVERY crime. However, in our American culture, we are much more likely to be skeptical about rape allegations, which is unfortunate because when a victim brings an allegation forward or even just tells a friend, being disbelieved re-traumatizes the person. Someone else on here wrote that many women in their family have gone to college and none have been raped -- but that's not how statistics work. This person needs to take a statistics class. You can't choose any group of 4 women and expect to have exactly 1 rape survivor among them - depending on the particular group, none could be survivors or all four could be survivors. I am so glad that many universities are being called out for their improper handling of sexual assault allegations. For those of you who believe universities shouldn't be involved and this should only be a police matter, in my opinion, this isn't practical. Even if a rape report turned into an investigation, an arrest, and a future prosecution, this takes YEARS. In the meantime, both the victim and the alleged rapist exist on the same university campus, perhaps even in the same dorm room! As a survivor I can tell you this would be extremely traumatizing and it would affect the victim's ability to continue their education. This violates Title IX, which is "a law passed in 1972 that requires gender equity for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal funding." Also, universities have sanctions for misconduct, which should also include sexual misconduct. Not all victims want to go to the police or are in a position to do so, and one of the worst things you can do to a victim of sexual assault is force them to go to the police (or not). They have already had their choices taken away from them when their own body was violated, so please don't take away their choice on how to handle their assault away from them as well.

ems_abroad Thought provoking documentary, exposing weaknesses in the processes and mechanisms in universities for survivors of sexual assault. A brave move. Other reviewers have focused in on one ongoing case - do not let that stop you from watching this documentary; it has a lot to tell.The two survivors who give up their own dreams in order to assist others, surviving on little and sleeping in cars, demonstrate the tenacity required to stand up to institutions (such as fraternities) where power balance does not sit in your favour. This movie is about what you can do as an individual to make a change. For those that don't believe this happens, or believe that funding of "feminist" causes gets more money than anything else, perhaps you should do some actual research. There are numerous peer reviewed papers published that demonstrate the breadth of this problem, which more often that not is swept under the carpet.

codieorama This film is an in-depth look at the state of sexual assault reporting and rape culture on college and university campuses around the U.S. The filmmakers post multiple sources throughout the film, and back up the claims made with a wide variety of sources. The widespread cover-ups of sexual assault and rape on college campuses that has been so well known by so many people who experience or study it, is finally exposed in this hard-hitting documentary. The Hunting Ground was actually inspired by the filmmakers discussions with college students when they were screening their other film The Invisible War. Apparently students came up to them after film screenings on campuses and told the filmmakers that they had experienced the same kind of silencing and inaction around campus sexual assaults and rapes. It's definitely a must watch for anyone interested in gender equality and addressing sexual violence on higher education campuses. We need to use this film as a catalyst for real change!