Telling Amy's Story
The other night I had the opportunity
to attend the official screening of Telling Amy's
Story, a documentary that was created by PennState Public
Broadcasting with funding cooperation from the Verizon
Foundation. The documentary recounts the years of
events in a timeline
leading up
to the tragic murder of a domestic violence victim named Amy.
I will not give the movie away but it lets the viewers know how
many times family and friends tried to intervene, how the criminal
and judicial system triumphed and also failed in helping Amy and
how Amy tried to fight for her own safety. Though Amy's death
occurred several years ago, unfortunately much of what occurred
during her life is still happening today to victims all across the
U.S.Walking away from the film gave me a few perspectives that I want to share. First, it gave me hope because now we have a progressive, instrumental media tool that can be used to show the reality of what victims are going through today. Second, it serves as a great resource for organizations and communities across the U.S. to see what they can do to better serve victims. If you have not watched the trailer, you can do so at http://telling.psu.edu/.
Please encourage your local PBS station to bring this awareness documentary to your city or town. Also look at ways to bring model programming to your community to help victims if none currently exist. Telling Amy's Story is a movie that is not just about a woman named Amy, it's a story about a woman, man or child with any given name, any race, any background who is affected by domestic violence.
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