Calm The F**k Down (Dir: Helen Gaynor – 40m)

In Australia, one woman is murdered by her current/former male partner every 10 days.
‘Calm the F**k Down’ explores what drives some men to hurt those they love by filming four female actors in scenarios based on actual family violence events – as the male perpetrator. This role reversal experiment reveals the emotional world these violent men inhabit and the effect of societal expectations on some men, to be what it takes to ‘be a man.

Scars Unseen (Dir: by Meredith Yinger – 69m)

An inspiring tale of resilience, Scars Unseen follows three women who survived domestic violence and now empower others, challenging victimhood stigma and fostering open dialogue in a post-COVID surge of abuse.

20m post-film Q&A with filmmakers.