Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age

Name: Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age
Director: Guylaine Maroist,Léa Clermont-Dion
Released: 2022

Guylaine Maroist Léa Clermont-Dion 2022

The profiles of four women and one man whose lives have been devastated by online violence. Featuring Laura Boldrini, former President of the Italian Parliament; Kiah Morris, an African-American politician from Vermont; Marion Séclin, a French YouTuber who received more than 40,000 sexist messages; Laurence Gratton, a young teacher in Quebec harassed for over five years by a former colleague; and Glen Canning, whose daughter took her own life after photos of her rape were spread online. The documentary highlights how they are all fighting the same battle. They share a common cause: refusing to be silent and demanding widespread accountability from tech giants, the state, and perpetrators.

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Running Time:

79 mins.

Spoken Languages:

English, French

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Guylaine Maroist Léa Clermont-Dion

Producers:

Guylaine Maroist, Éric Ruel

Cinematographers:

Louis-Vincent Blaquière, Fabien Coté, Steve Desrosiers, Richard Hamel, Jean-François Perreault

Editors:

Jean-François Lord, Éric Ruel

Production Companies:

Les Productions de la ruelle

Investigative Journalism

Festival Participation

Human Rights Film Festival | Berlin, Germany - 2022
Jury’s Special Mention
Le Gala Quebec Cinema - 2023
Nominee Prix Iris Best Documentary

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