"We used Rape is... for our Week Without Violence programming. Our audience was extremely receptive and found it to be a powerful and revealing documentary. We will recommend it most strongly!"
Christine M. Kienzle, Education Outreach Coordinator, YWCA Summit County, Ohio

"I can hardly find the words to express my gratitude for the film and my amazement that such a complex topic could be treated so justly and effectively in a 30 minute film. Congratulations to all of you and thank you for such important work."
Prof. Carole Sheffield, Dept. of Political Science, William Paterson University

"This is the best film I have ever seen in my life! And I have seen countless films as an education advocate. It is so well done and so honest and makes an enormous impact."
Jill Hyde, Rape Crisis Advocate, Saratoga Rape Crisis Center

"We found Rape is... to be a powerful and important piece for people everywhere who work in the movement to end violence against women and children. This video will serve as a great reference and educational tool for sexual assault programs and coalitions, students, educators, community leaders and others."
Casey Marx, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

"Rape is... comes at a time when the rape of children and teenagers by Catholic priests is daily in the news; when advocates against sexual violence have called for a declaration of statewide emergency against the 'epidemic'...a raw, jolting, powerful new documentary"
[Read the complete article by Margery Eagan, Boston Herald]

"Quite simply, this is the best film on rape that I have ever seen."
Joan Zorza, Editor, Sexual Assault Report, Domestic Violence Report

"[Rape is...] offers a somber, intense look at rape in all its forms: child abuse, date rape, stranger rape, wartime rape, marital rape, prison rape. The viewer is taken from African war zones to American living rooms. Ultimately, the message is that rape is both a personal and a political act."
[Read the complete article by Bella English, Boston Globe]

"The film is terrific. One of the best I've seen in a long time. It will be a great teaching tool. My frustration with previous documentaries about rape is that they rarely addressed the underlying questions about culture, economics, and the pervasiveness of rape as an act of power and control. "Rape Is..." does this. It avoids the common tendency of the media to approach this issue narrowly (what I call the Bad Man approach), by situating all forms of sexual violence in global context, whether it is rape as an act of war or political torture, or rape as an act of individual possession by an acquaintance. And equally as important, this is accomplished with a tone of respect for the audience. I will definitely be using this in my peer educator training as well as in the courses I teach. Well done!"
- Claire N. Kaplan Coordinator, UVA Sexual Assault Education Office

One of my students was able to get me a copy of "Rape Is.." to preview. It is probably the best video on rape that I have seen. It works because it uses both a global and personal approach. It puts the issue of rape into the context of sexual violence by discussing systematic raping during war, prostitution, rape in jails, male incest victims, stranger and acquaintance rape. It is political and personal at the same time. I feel it is a video for a wide variety of audiences.
-Gretchen Krull, M.Ed.,
Sexual Asssault Prevention and Intervention Program, Amherst College