The true story of a young collegiate woman who tried to find justice for three years for her shelved rape kit—only to become the key witness in the Senate hearing to end the rape kit backlog. Can she trust the system that betrayed her? In 2006, Mallory Newell (all names changed) was brutally assaulted and date-raped on her 21st birthday. The next day, she underwent a painful scientific 4-6 hour medical examination to collect clinical evidence. But because of the bureaucracy of the justice system, the police shelved her evidence and evaded her for almost two years, claiming the case to be “unwinnable.” But Mallory continued to help survivors, working at a rape treatment crisis center, where she is asked to advocate to end the Rape Kit Backlogs. Eventually, she finds insurmountable courage to become the key witness at the Senate Judiciary hearing in 2010.
- Year2022-12-10
- Runtime00:18:06
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNo
- GenreDrama, Biopic, Women's, Historical, True Crime, Non-Fiction, Social Justice
- AwardsCleveland International Film Festival (Oscar-Qualifier) Best Student Short, Audience Award Feminist Media Festival Best Writer & Best Director First Look Film Festival Best Social Impact Film, Runner Up & Best Sound Indie Shorts Fest Best Short of the Season, Runner-Up & Best Student Short
- Social Media
- DirectorJacqueline Elyse Rosenthal
- ScreenwriterJacqueline Elyse Rosenthal
- ProducerRobin Wang, Marian Cook, Josh Powell
- FilmmakerJacqueline Elyse Rosenthal
- CastJill Renner, Bailey Humiston, Bradley Layne Beachum, Avis Murphy, Gary Daniel Mosher, Ivan Ellis, Natalie D. Woodard, Coby Lawrence, Beth Fraser, Erin Caeser, Madeline Rae Heyman, Dave Adams, Tamarah Casteneda
The true story of a young collegiate woman who tried to find justice for three years for her shelved rape kit—only to become the key witness in the Senate hearing to end the rape kit backlog. Can she trust the system that betrayed her? In 2006, Mallory Newell (all names changed) was brutally assaulted and date-raped on her 21st birthday. The next day, she underwent a painful scientific 4-6 hour medical examination to collect clinical evidence. But because of the bureaucracy of the justice system, the police shelved her evidence and evaded her for almost two years, claiming the case to be “unwinnable.” But Mallory continued to help survivors, working at a rape treatment crisis center, where she is asked to advocate to end the Rape Kit Backlogs. Eventually, she finds insurmountable courage to become the key witness at the Senate Judiciary hearing in 2010.
- Year2022-12-10
- Runtime00:18:06
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNo
- GenreDrama, Biopic, Women's, Historical, True Crime, Non-Fiction, Social Justice
- AwardsCleveland International Film Festival (Oscar-Qualifier) Best Student Short, Audience Award Feminist Media Festival Best Writer & Best Director First Look Film Festival Best Social Impact Film, Runner Up & Best Sound Indie Shorts Fest Best Short of the Season, Runner-Up & Best Student Short
- Social Media
- DirectorJacqueline Elyse Rosenthal
- ScreenwriterJacqueline Elyse Rosenthal
- ProducerRobin Wang, Marian Cook, Josh Powell
- FilmmakerJacqueline Elyse Rosenthal
- CastJill Renner, Bailey Humiston, Bradley Layne Beachum, Avis Murphy, Gary Daniel Mosher, Ivan Ellis, Natalie D. Woodard, Coby Lawrence, Beth Fraser, Erin Caeser, Madeline Rae Heyman, Dave Adams, Tamarah Casteneda