Femme de la rue
Femme de la rue (Woman of the street) is a 2012 Belgian documentary made by . It runs for 25 minutes and deals with the subject of sexual harassment against women in the city of Brussels. This documentary was broadcast by Canvas on 26 July 2012. It caused a lot of commotion in both Belgian and Dutch politics about penalizing the harassment of women.[1]
Background[]
Sofie Peeters, the author of this documentary, was a student of audiovisual arts at Brussels for these studies, where she was harassed on a daily basis by men on the streets. She decided to film those experiences and turn them into a documentary on sexual street harassment.[2]
(RITCS) at the time of filming. She had moved toThis documentary makes use of a hidden camera. A young woman walks through the streets of Brussels while carrying a hidden camera. The main spots she passes by are the (Maurice Lemonnierlaan) and the (Anneessensplein). During this walk, she is continuously bothered by men who yell at her, offend her, and try to impose themselves unto her. Nearly all the offenders are of Peeters are of North African origin which led to a debate about a cultural border which was not the intent of the author but showed to be important to consider. This documentary also features women of both autochthone and allochthone backgrounds who talk about their experiences while walking the streets of Brussels.
References[]
- ^ Derek Blyth, Sexual harassment illegal under new Belgian law. Flanders Today. 14 March 2014.
- ^ (in Dutch) Astrid Snoeys, Seksisme in Brussel aan de kaak gesteld in 'Femme de la rue'. De Morgen. 26 July 2012.
- (in Dutch) Sofie Peeters, Waarover mijn documentaire ‘Femme de la Rue’ echt gaat. De Morgen. 31 July 2012.
External links[]
- Belgian film stubs
- Short documentary film stubs
- Belgian films
- Belgian short documentary films
- 2010s short documentary films
- Films shot in Brussels
- 2012 television films
- 2012 films
- Documentary films about sexuality
- Documentary films about race and ethnicity
- Documentary films about women