Taking Off the Mask / produced by Kurt Otabenga Orderson.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Otabenga Orderson, Kurt, film director.

New Day Films., Distributor.

Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rape in correctional institutions--South Africa.

Rape in correctional institutions.

Prisoners--Abuse--South Africa.

Prisoners.

Human rights advocacy--South Africa.

Human rights advocacy.

Criminal law.

Social sciences.

social sciences.

Documentary films.

Human rights.

Genre:

Documentary films.

documentary film.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (streaming video file (26 minutes)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[New York] : New Day Films, 2021.

Language Note:

Dialog in English with English closed captioning for the hearing impaired.

System Details:

digital

Summary:

This powerful documentary chronicles the story of Isak Sass -- a brave man who survived rape in prison. Isak spent 10 years in prison and was raped multiple times by multiple perpetrators, and contracted HIV. This is a story of that ordeal and his journey towards healing. TAKING OFF THE MASK interrogates the injustice that exists in a criminal legal system that neglects its responsibility to keep persons in its custody, safe. It seeks to put into focus the dark side of carcerility by showing how prisons, as incubators of violence, ultimately reproduce the rape culture and misogyny that affect all communities. In a bid to advance the rights of incarcerated people, Isak's story reinforces the often times erased humanity of incarcerated people, by not only recognizing their vulnerability but also their courage and resilience.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on May 17, 2024).

Originally produced by New Day Films in 2021.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Baylinson Rosenbluth Fund.

OCLC:

1391147926

Publisher Number:

14456773 Kanopy

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.