Taking Off the Mask
2023
Computer Files, Websites
This powerful documentary chronicles the story of Isak Sass — a brave man who survived rape in prison. Isak spent 10 years in prison and was raped multiple times by multiple perpetrators, and contracted HIV. This is a story of that ordeal and his journey towards healing. TAKING OFF THE MASK interrogates the injustice that exists in a criminal legal system that neglects its responsibility to keep persons in its custody, safe. It seeks to put into focus the dark side of carcerility by showing how prisons, as incubators of violence, ultimately reproduce the rape culture and misogyny that affect all communities. In a bid to advance the rights of incarcerated people, Isak’s story reinforces the often times erased humanity of incarcerated people, by not only recognizing their vulnerability but also their courage and resilience.
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Imprint:
New Day Films, 2021.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by New Day Films in 2021.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
BRN:
465108
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/13456774/external-image - Cover Image