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[FRAMED] Break The Silence, Reproductive and Sexual Health Stories

Break the Silence, directed by Willow OFeral, features raw, powerful, intimate interviews with 18 Southern Vermont women about their personal sexual & reproductive health histories. Vermont women from diverse backgrounds candidly recount their histories of sex ed, early sexual experiences, abortion, birth control, relationships, gender transition, menstruation, STIs, gynecological exams, sexual assault, pregnancy, pleasure, and much more. Break the Silence challenges social taboo with unflinching candor, courageous vulnerability, and often great humor. Produced by Haptic Pictures and the Women's Action Team. Directed, shot and edited by Willow OFeral.

"This documentary should be seen and digested by anyone with a pulse."
Donna Macomber, Executive Director
Women's Freedom Center

Willow O'Feral is a documentary filmmaker currently living in Southern Vermont. Break the Silence is her debut feature film. She is also co-directing/producing Arming Sisters, which was just awarded a Vision Maker Media grant. She is a founding member of the Women's Action Team, a feminist collective in Southern VT. Break the Silence arose out of conversations with the Women's Action Team around advancing reproductive justice, destroying rape culture and misogyny, and creating a more vibrant and joyful world for all of us.

[FRAMED] is a presentation by Next Stage Arts Project. Conceived in collaboration with former Tribeca Film Festival director Nancy Schafer, the series features feature length documentary films, each presented by the filmmaker or star in an intimate setting at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill, in Putney, Vermont.