Tonight at GCC Forum: free screening of award-winning documentary about survivors of rape and sexual abuse
Rape Crisis Service and Genesee Community College will present a free screening of the multiple award-winning documentary "Searching for Angela Shelton" on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 5:30 p.m. in the Forum at Genesee Community College. The screening will be followed by a panel presentation by representatives from Rape Crisis Service, the Justice for Children Advocacy Center, and the YWCA Domestic Violence Program.
In "Searching for Angela Shelton," filmmaker Angela Shelton journeys across the United States meeting other Angela Sheltons in an effort to survey women in America. She discovers that 24 out of the 40 Angela Sheltons she spoke to had been raped, beaten or molested. Then the filmmaker meets an Angela Shelton who tracks sexual predators and lives in the same town as the filmmaker’s father who molested her and her step-siblings for years.
The filmmaker’s survey of women becomes a journey of self-discovery during which she decides to finally confront her own past and her father – on Father’s Day. The Angela Sheltons complete the journey by teaching the filmmaker about forgiveness, faith and the power of the human spirit, no matter what your name is.
The trailer for the documentary can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCc0gMc2iZ4&feature=player_embedded
About Rape Crisis Service
This is the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region. It provides crisis intervention and support services to women, children and men who are survivors of sexual assault and to their families. In 2012, RCS provided crisis intervention and counseling services to 1,376 clients and conducted 615 educational programs to more than 8,000 people.
Trained counselors are available 24-hours a day, seven days a week to provide information and support, enabling the client to make informed choices concerning medical, legal and counseling needs, while offering advocacy and information about their rights. Counselors also offer short-term counseling sessions and legal and medical accompaniment. Services are free and confidential.
Rape Crisis Service currently serves five counties: Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Orleans and Wyoming.
24-hour helplines:
Monroe County: (585) 546-2777
Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming Counties: 1-800-527-1757
