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Secrets Worth Screening, Part 2: Male Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Film and TV

Tue, 21 Jan

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Brighton and Hove

A film club where a child sexual abuse survivor and a film-theorist-turned-therapist review scenes of child sexual abuse in films.

Secrets Worth Screening, Part 2: Male Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Film and TV
Secrets Worth Screening, Part 2: Male Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse in Film and TV

Time & Location

21 Jan 2025, 19:00 – 21:30

Brighton and Hove, PLATF9RM, Hove Town Hall, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 2AF, UK

About the event

****NOTE*** we will not be showing explict and graphic depictions of sexual violence. A majority of the scenes will be around the way child sexual abuse is talked about and responded to. Any more graphic depictions will be mentioned before each scene is shown.

A survivor-activist and a film-theorist/therapist review scenes of child sexual abuse in films. Part 2 is aMale 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) and Dahmer [TBC] (2023) We strongly recommend that you watch Mysterious Skin and Bad Education before the event.


Snacks will be included in the ticket price. (think popcorn, chocolates fruit... the stuff you try to sneak into a cinema).


Please arrive on time as we will be discussing child sexual abuse and want to create a comfortable and disruption-free environment for everyone.

Please note: There will be a videographer filming the event, but ONLY the hosts will be filmed (so please don't worry about appearing on camera). At the beginning of the event, we will ask you if you are comfortable for your voice to be recorded if you ask a question, but will also provide anonymous options.



OUR CO-HOSTS:

Andrew Asibong is counsellor and psychotherapist with specialist expertise in inter-cultural psychotherapy, and particular interest in developmental and early relational trauma.


Sophia Luu is founder of Secrets Worth Sharing and a trauma-informed Designer. She focuses on topics people find hard to talk about in a joyful and playful way.


We have been very kindly sponsored by Platf9rm to produce this event, who are big supporters of the work that we do. They were also the first Brighton company to see and endorse the work we do, so thank you so much to Lucy, Maya, and the former team (Ethan and Imogen) for this endorsement.


This event is hosted by Secrets Worth Sharing, a podcast, video and event platform encouraging conversations around childhood sexual abuse with 'serious joy'.

Tickets

  • Standard Entry

    For anyone who can afford to pay full price tickets, and is able to support the non-profit aims of Secrets Worth Sharing. Money goes towards hiring staff for at the venue, filming, editing time and payment for Sophia and Andrew to take part. All profits go towards the next film club. A discount is available for registered Platf9rm members.

    From £3.50 to £8.00
    • £8.00
      +£0.20 service fee
    • £3.50
      +£0.09 service fee
    • Concession Ticket

      This is a discretionary ticket available to anyone who, for whatever reason, cannot pay the full standard price ticket but would like to take part. You will not be asked to prove your financial or survivor status in order to claim this ticket. Please note: there are a limited number of concession tickets available so that we can break even at the event. If you can no longer attend, please let as know as soon as possible so we can give the ticket to someone else.

      From £0.00 to £1.00
      • £0.00
        +£0.00 service fee
      • £1.00
        +£0.03 service fee

      Total

      £0.00

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