Exclusive: Sheryl Sandberg premieres a documentary about the sexual atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7.
Presented by former COO of Meta and founder of LeanIn.org Screaming before silence From Israeli film maker Kastina Communications, which will focus on “women and girls who were raped, assaulted and mutilated in a brutal rampage of gender-based violence.”
In the one-hour documentary, which will be released in April, Sandberg will interview freed hostages and eyewitnesses to Hamas’ horrific October 7 attack at the Supernova music festival, the catalyst for a war that has been going on for four months. .
Sandberg will also speak to first responders and medical and forensic experts, as she attempts to answer questions about why “so many high-profile figures try to downplay attacks on women despite a large body of evidence that they happen.”
Sandberg has been outspoken on the topic since November, writing a CNN op-ed saying “rape should never be used as an act of war,” speaking at the United Nations alongside October 7 witnesses and meeting with government leaders in the U.K. France and France. Germany calls on the international community to investigate Hamas’ crimes as crimes against humanity.
“For the victims and eyewitnesses who survived, we must demand justice and hold their torturers and rapists accountable for these crimes against humanity,” she said. “I am grateful for the opportunity to work with the world-renowned team at Kastina Communications to shine a light on the sexual violence committed by Hamas.”
International distribution for Screaming before silence Currently under discussion. It is produced with funding from philanthropists Carole and Joey Low. Lu, founder of Star Farm Ventures, and Minnie Aviram, CEO of Kastina, approached Sandberg in December and production began almost immediately.
Sandberg was Mark Zuckerberg’s longtime second-in-command at Meta, and resigned two years ago. Last month, she left the company’s board of directors.
Several quick documents were already prepared around October 7, including offers from Yes TV, Bad boys Producer Sipur and Gebrueder Beetz Produktion (now Beetz Brothers) and Doki Dror’s Zygote Films.