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The psychology of that training is demeaning in itself even to the men. I as a woman from the 60s 70s 80s in active duty and reserve duty know the discrimination of women in the military alone without adding prejudicial men into the equation. The invisible war investigates the most shameful and bestkept secret in the u. An interview with the makers of the invisible war director kirby dick and producer amy ziering tell the nation what the military can do to. Her recent film, the invisible war, a groundbreaking investigation into the epidemic of rape in the u. In 20, she received an academy award nomination for best documentary feature for producing the invisible war. Kirby dick and amy ziering s expose focuses on drew dixon, the first woman of color to go on the record with allegations against simmons. Amy ziering and kirby dick are awardwinning filmmakers, whose last documentary, the invisible war about rape in the military sparked a similar national outcry, winning wide acclaim in the press and guest appearances on jon stewarts daily show, bill mahers real time, and other highprofile venues.
The invisible war, by oscar and emmynominated director kirby dick and emmynominated producer amy ziering, is a searing expose of the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the us military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence, and its profound personal and social consequences. The latter, who are mostly but not exclusively female, were interviewed by coproducer amy ziering. Amy zierings booking agent and speaking fee speaker. Russell simmons accusers documentary picked up by hbo max. These troubling statistics motivated documentarian kirby dick and producer amy ziering to make the invisible war, a film that examines the epidemic of rape within the military, how it affects.
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