Loud Enough: Surviving Justice
Women Make Movies: Loud Enough: Surviving Justice
“Set against the backdrop of the fifth-year anniversary of the #MeToo movement, this intimate, personal film follows a sexual assault survivor and her tight-knit family as they fight for justice and systemic change. Loud Enough: Surviving Justice, from the Emmy Award and Peabody Award-winning producers of A Walk to Beautiful, Sea Change, and Missing in Brooks County (EPs) and directed by Hilary Klotz Steinman, reveals the Herculean effort still required for a survivor of sexual violence and their loved ones to hold an attacker and the U.S. judicial system accountable.
“After surviving a life-threatening sexual assault in her hometown of Lindsborg, Kansas, college freshman Madison Smith and her parents were stunned when the local county prosecutor declined to file charges against the rapist, despite a strong case and compelling physical evidence. Traumatized by both the assault itself and her treatment by the police and prosecutor, Madison never wavered from the conviction that her attacker must be held accountable. She and her family refused to let the criminal justice system deny the facts and ignore her case, or to give up their quest for legal consequences. Loud Enough: Surviving Justice chronicles the poignant journey of an ordinary family confronting a system biased against them, undergoing personal transformation, and embarking on a new mission as activists fighting for lasting change. Through their emotional wins and crushing defeats, this compelling story demonstrates the power of love, tenacity, and community to survive, and explores concrete ways in which the criminal justice system in America can and must change.”
Additional reading:
Newsweek, May 25, 2021: Woman Convenes Her Own Grand Jury After Sexual Assault Charges Against Accused Are Denied
KWCH, November 3, 2021: Grand jury declines new charges in groundbreaking Kansas rape case
