"Slut: A Documentary Film" Update: Hello from Nova Scotia!

Getting ready to interview Leah Parsons, Rehtaeh's mother, in the home where Rehtaeh lived.

I'm writing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, where we just wrapped up a two-day shoot with Rehtaeh Parsons' family, friends, and community members. When she was just fifteen, Rehtaeh was raped by four of her classmates while she was intoxicated. They took a picture of the attack and it quickly spread around all the schools in her district. After sixteen months of being sexually bullied by her classmates, despite switching schools three times, she took her own life last April. Hearing about her story was the final inspiration for The UnSlut Project.

For more pictures, check out our Kickstarter update. 

We also gave an interview to Geordon Omand from Halifax MetroNews, which you can read here.

Rehtaeh's experience, as told to us by her parents, her best friend, and a family friend, will be a major part of "Slut: A Documentary Film." We hope sharing her story will inspire people to take action, so something like this never happens again.