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Femme de la rue
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Wikipedia article
'Femme de la rue' ('Woman of the street') is a 2012 Belgian documentary made by Sofie Peeters. It runs for 25 minutes and deals with the subject of sexual harassment against women in the city of Brussels.
This documentary was broadcast by Canvas on 26 July 2012. It caused a lot of commotion in both Belgian and Dutch politics about penalizing the harassment of women.Derek Blyth, '[http://www.flanderstoday.eu/politics/sexual-harassment-illegal-under-new-belgian-law Sexual harassment illegal under new Belgian law]'. Flanders Today. 14 March 2014.
Background
Sofie Peeters, the author of this documentary, was a student of audiovisual arts at (RITCS) at the time of filming. She had moved to Brussels for these studies, where she was harassed on a daily basis by men on the streets. She decided to film those experiences and turn them into a documentary on sexual street harassment. Astrid Snoeys, [http://www.demorgen.be/tvmedia/seksisme-in-brussel-aan-de-kaak-gesteld-in-femme-de-la-rue-b91c433c/ Seksisme in Brussel aan de kaak gesteld in 'Femme de la rue']. De Morgen. 26 July 2012.
This documentary makes use of a hidden camera. A young woman walks through the streets of Brussels while carrying a hidden camera. The main spots she passes by are the (Maurice Lemonnierlaan) and the Place Anneessens (Anneessensplein). During this walk, she is continuously bothered by men who yell at her, offend her, and try to impose themselves unto her. Nearly all the offenders are of Peeters are of North African origin which led to a debate about a cultural border which was not the intent of the author but showed to be important to consider. This documentary also features women of both autochthone and allochthone backgrounds who talk about their experiences while walking the streets of Brussels.
References
* Sofie Peeters, [http://www.demorgen.be/tvmedia/waarover-mijn-documentaire-femme-de-la-rue-echt-gaat-b6005d49/ Waarover mijn documentaire Femme de la Rue echt gaat]. De Morgen. 31 July 2012.
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