EXCLUSIVE: Sheryl Sandberg is fronting a documentary about sexual atrocities dedicated by Hamas on October 7.
The former COO of Meta and founding father of LeanIn.org is presenting Screams Before Silence from Israeli doc maker Kastina Communications, which can concentrate on “women and girls who were raped, assaulted, and mutilated in a brutal rampage of gender-based violence.”
In the one-hour doc, which launches in April, Sandberg will interview launched hostages and eyewitnesses to the terrifying October 7 Hamas assault on the Supernova Music Festival, the catalyst for a conflict that’s nonetheless raging 4 months on.
Sandberg can even communicate to first responders, and medical and forensic consultants, as she tries to reply questions round why “many leading figures have attempted to minimize the attacks on women despite a whole wealth of evidence that they occurred.”
Sandberg has been vocal on the topic since November, penning a CNN op-ed that stated “rape should never be used as an act of war,” talking on the UN alongside October 7 witnesses and assembly with authorities leaders within the UK, France and Germany to name upon the worldwide group to analyze Hamas’ crimes as crimes towards humanity.
“For the victims and eyewitnesses who survived, we must demand justice and hold their tormentors and rapists accountable for these crimes against humanity,” she stated. “I am grateful for the opportunity to work with the world-renowned team at Kastina Communications to shine a light on the sexual violence committed by Hamas.”
International distribution for Scream Before Silence is presently underneath dialogue. It is being produced with funding from philanthropists Carol and Joey Low. Low, founding father of Star Farm Ventures, and Meny Aviram, CEO of Kastina, approached Sandberg in December and manufacturing started nearly instantly.
Sandberg was Mark Zuckerberg’s long-time quantity two at Meta and stepped down two years in the past. Last month, she left the corporate’s board.
Numerous fast-turnaround docs have already been made about October 7 together with exhibits from sure TV, Bad Boys producer Sipur, Gebrueder Beetz Produktion (now Beetz Brothers) and Duki Dror’s Zygote Films.
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