Male Survivors in Film & TV
Dissecting scenes of childhood sexual abuse in Film & TV
A survivor-activist and a film-theorist/therapist review scenes of child sexual abuse in films. Part 2 is on Male Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Film and TV, including scenes from Mysterious Skin (2004), Bad Education (2004), Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024) We strongly recommend that you watch Mysterious Skin and Bad Education before following along with us!
Your Hosts
Sophia — Founder of Secrets Worth Sharing
Sophia (she/her) is a survivor of child sexual abuse, designer and the founder of Secrets Worth Sharing, where she builds a community of having these difficult conversations with 'serious joy'.
Andrew Asibong - Psychotherapist and Film Club Co-Host (2024-2025)
Andrew Asibong (he/him) is an intercultural psychotherapist in Brighton, specialising in developmental and early relational trauma. For many years he lectured in film and psychoanalytic studies at Birkbeck, University of London, where he also ran the Fruitvale Film Club, for survivors of state violence and racialised trauma.
Links to Film Clips Discussed
Download the Handout!
At each of our film clubs, we give a hand out to the audience so they can see why we chose the scenes we did. Download these for free here!
Production Crew / Special Thanks
Special thanks to Tom Eames for filming and editing the clips.
