• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer

Athena Film Festival

Athena Film Festival

March 2 - 5, 2023

  • About Us
    • Mission & Vision
    • Athena Code of Conduct
    • Founders
    • Team
    • Accessibility
    • Commitment to Inclusion
    • Land Acknowledgment
    • Photo Galleries
    • Press Inquiries
  • Support
    • 2023 Sponsors
    • Become A Sponsor
  • Submit
  • Program
    • 2023 Program
    • Archive
  • Creative Development
    • Creative Development Program
    • The Athena List
    • Writers Labs
    • Works In Progress Program
    • Women & STEM
    • ARFF
    • Creative Development Awards
      • Breakthrough Award
      • The Chinonye Chukwu Emerging Writer Award
      • Alfred P. Sloan Athena List Development Grant

The Invisible War

  • Director: Kirby Dick
  • Type: Documentaries
  • Year: 2013
  • Language: English
  • Length: 93 minutes

The Invisible War is a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America’s most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. The film paints a startling picture of the breadth of the problem—today, a female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. Indeed, the Department of Defense estimates there were a staggering 22,800 violent sex crimes in the military in 2011. The Invisible War is a moving indictment of the systemic cover-up of military sex crimes, chronicling the women’s struggles to rebuild their lives and fight for justice. It also features hard-hitting interviews with high-ranking military officials and members of Congress that reveal the long-hidden history of rape in the military, and what can be done to bring about much-needed change. Nominated for a 2013 Academy Award for Best Documentary.

Footer

  • Home
  • Press
  • Become A Sponsor
  • Getting Here
  • Contact
  • Submit
  • Sitemap

Founding Organizations

Women and Hollywood
Athena Center for Leadership Studies

Founding Sponsor

Twitter Facebook YouTube Instagram

©2020 Athena Film Festival