1 option
Home truth / directed, written and produced by April Hayes and Katia Maguire ; a co-production of Adequate Images, Independent Television Service and Latino Public Broadcasting.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Family violence--Colorado.
- Family violence.
- Family violence--United States.
- Victims of family violence--Colorado.
- Victims of family violence.
- Children--Crimes against.
- Children.
- Colorado.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (72 min.)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Women Make Movies, 2018.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- In 1999, Colorado mother Jessica Gonzales experiences every parent's worst nightmare when her three young daughters are killed after being abducted by their father in violation of a domestic violence restraining order. Devastated, Jessica files a lawsuit against the police, claiming they did not adequately enforce her restraining order despite her repeated calls for help that night. Determined to make sure her daughters did not die in vain, Jessica pursues her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and an international human rights tribunal, seeking to strengthen legal rights for domestic violence victims. Meanwhile, her relationship with her one-surviving child, her son Jessie, suffers, as he struggles with the tragedy in his own way. Filmed over the course of nine years, HOME TRUTH chronicles one family's pursuit of justice, shedding light on how our society responds to domestic violence and how the trauma from domestic violence tragedies can linger throughout generations.
- Credits:
- Music, West Dylan Thordson ; edited and written by Becky Laks.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Movie originally released 2017.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the The London Hilfers Family Endowment for the Study of Women in Cinema and Media Arts.
- OCLC:
- 1111910097
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.