Director: Selina Miles
Producer: Blayke Hoffman

Description:

After #MeToo broke the cultural silence on gendered violence, survivors swiftly found themselves facing a new kind of silencing and fear as defamation laws became weaponized against women for speaking out. International human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson takes audiences into the courtroom and behind the headlines to reveal how the legal system is being used to discredit, re-victimize and financially ruin survivors. Robinson brings unrivalled access to the women and journalists at the centre of high-profile legal battles across the globe, including Brittany Higgins, Australian former political staffer, survivor and advocate against gendered violence; Catalina Ruiz-Navarro, Latin American journalist and co-founder of the feminist magazine Volcánicas and Amber Heard, Hollywood actor and advocate who found herself at the centre of the most high-profile defamation battle in the post-#MeToo era.

Biography:

Selina Miles is an Australian director with a global reputation. Selina's debut feature film, Martha: A Picture Story premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and received critical acclaim, winning numerous awards. Selina’s second feature documentary, Harley & Katya won an International Emmy Award and was released globally on Netflix. Selina's work includes award-winning music videos for artists like Barkaa, The Hilltop Hoods and UK pop star Anne Marie. Her dedication to social justice saw her volunteer in Uganda documenting the work of the nonprofit organization Operation International. The resulting short film, Saving Face, premiered at Sydney's Flickerfest.

Blayke Hoffman is an Emmy Award-winning creative producer with a talent for finding fascinating stories and engineering them for screen. Her documentary Deeper by director Jennifer Peedom premiered to sold out screenings at SXSW Austin. Blayke co-wrote and produced the feature documentary Harley & Katya, which won an International Emmy Award and in its first week on Netflix, achieved top ten film rankings in the UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, South Africa and Ireland. Blayke has held commissioning positions in both fiction and non-fiction, with SBS, Network Ten and Red Bull Media House globally. 

Contact Information:

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