Break the Silence: Reproductive & Sexual Health Stories
The Right to Choose
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55m
Directed by Willow O'Feral • Documentary • 2019 • 56 minutes
Break The Silence features raw, powerful interviews with 17 diverse cisgender and transgender women about their sexual & reproductive health histories. Challenging social taboo with unflinching candor, vulnerability, and often great humor, Break The Silence kickstarts vitally important community and classroom conversations around sexual education, health, autonomy, pleasure, and human rights.
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