Ground-breaking documentary about GBV takes different approach
The film, 'That’s What She Said', shares new perspectives on the scourge of gender-based violence in South Africa.
For 16 Days of Activism against Women and Child Abuse in South Africa 2023, a groundbreaking local film focusing on the epidemic that is gender-based violence (GBV) in the country has been released.
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'That’s What She Said: A Social Inquiry', is a documentary directed by Natasha Sutherland and produced by Tracy Going and Lesedi Job. It sheds new light on the phenomenon, by elevating new voices, while exploring Going’s endurance after an abusive relationship many years back.
This documentary film is not like any other.
Rob Forbes and Rozanne McKenzie sat down with Lesedi Job and Natasha Sutherland to discuss the film and its unique depiction of this very serious issue:
South Africa is considered to be the rape capital of the world with 10,818 rape cases reported in the first quarter of 2022. New research reveals that the rate at which women are killed by intimate partners in this country is five times higher than the global average.
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GBV, a widespread and common occurrence in SA, is deeply ingrained in homes, workplaces, cultures, and traditions. This pandemic, because of unequal power between genders, has far-reaching effects that go on beyond the violence itself.
GBV manifests in various forms that include physical, emotional, psychological, financial or structural harm, usually perpetrated by intimate partners, work colleagues, strangers, and even institutions.
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The film centres around reactions to the acclaimed theatre adaptation of the memoir, Brutal Legacy (SA Best Seller), penned by Tracy Going (award winning former TV and Radio news anchor), a survivor of GBV herself, and the high-profile case that dominated local media in the late 1990s, at a time when GBV received little, if any attention.
The book is being re-released to coincide with the film, now with a prologue and epilogue added, providing closure to her story and additional information about what occurred after the events in the book.
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