The Invisible War

The Invisible War
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Directed byKirby Dick
Written byKirby Dick
Produced byAmy Ziering
Tanner King Barklow
CinematographyThaddeus Wadleigh
Kirsten Johnson
Edited byDouglas Blush
Derek Boonstra
Production
companies
Distributed byCinedigm
Docurama Films
Release dates
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$71,968[1]

The Invisible War is a 2012 American documentary film written and directed by Kirby Dick and produced by Amy Ziering and Tanner King Barklow about sexual assault in the United States military. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the U.S. Documentary Audience Award.[2] The film has been lauded by advocates, lawmakers, and journalists for its influence on government policies to reduce the prevalence of rape in the armed forces.[3]

The Invisible War is the recipient of a Peabody Award and Emmy Awards for Best Documentary Feature and Outstanding Investigative Journalism.[4][5] It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 85th Academy Awards.[6]

  1. ^ "The Invisible War". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Invisible War at Sundance Film Festival". Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  3. ^ Draper, Robert (November 26, 2014). "The Military's Rough Justice on Sexual Assault". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Winners Announced for the 35th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards". emmyonline.org. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. September 30, 2014. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  5. ^ "73rd Annual Peabody Awards". Peabody Awards. May 2014.
  6. ^ "Oscars 2013: Complete list of nominees". The Los Angeles Times. January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.