Absolutely gutting, frightening eye opener and a call to arms. - The Sydney Morning Herald
A timely, probing, compassionate, respectful and ultimately important inquiry into the scourge of domestic abuse in Australia. - The Australian
One of the most important documentaries you'll ever watch. - WHO Magazine
Powerfully peels back the insidious nature of domestic violence. A timely look at an issue ravaging the nation. - The West Australian
An eye-opening series on the horrors of domestic abuse and coercive control. See What You Made Me Do should be compulsory viewing if we are to have any chance of eradicating this insidious and pervasive disease hiding in plain sight. - The Daily Telegraph
On average, one woman a week is killed by a current or former partner in Australia * and most Australians who experience domestic abuse will never report it and their abusers will never be called to account**.
Premiering 8:30pm Wednesday 5 May, landmark documentary series See What You Made Me Do explores an epidemic that has no signs of slowing. Hosted by investigative journalist, Jess Hill,and inspired by her award-winning book of the same name, See What You Made Me Do will ignite a crucial conversation about domestic abuse. The series asks what needs to be done to keep women and children safer and hold perpetrators to account.
Over three episodes, Jess meets victim survivors who describe the shape-shifting of abusive behaviours - with violence one element among many. She talks to perpetrators and the people working with them to curb their behaviours. Jess takes us across Australia, and beyond its shores, to explore radical innovations which could make a seismic difference to curbing this crisis in our homes.
The series gives voice to the traumatised families left behind, featuring interviews with the parents of Brisbane mother Hannah Clarke and the family of Melbourne mother Katie Haley. Audiences meet long term activist Phil Cleary, whose sister was murdered by an ex-partner. An entire episode will explore the question that Jess Hill has so often been asked in the seven years she has investigated domestic abuse - Why doesn't she just leave? The story of Tamica Mullaley and her son will leave viewers wondering how these names aren't indelibly stamped on the national conscience.
See What You Made Me Do has been programmed during Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month and will be accompanied by a range of content across the network exploring domestic abuse.
Presenter and Consultant Producer Jess Hill said: Millions of Australians have been subjected to domestic abuse and coercive control. The time to confront it is now. Domestic abuse is a corrosive force undermining the fabric of our society, and causes immeasurable harm to individuals and families. It is still badly misunderstood, and our systems - police, courts, family law - are still a long way from being reliably protective. In fact, too often, they further enable the perpetrator and perpetuate the abuse. With this SBS series, we hope to kickstart more difficult and honest conversations - in our households, police stations, and parliaments. See What You Made Me Do is paradigm-changing television.
SBS Head of Documentaries Joseph Maxwell said: See What You Made Me Do raises a challenging but vital discussion about Australia today and the future we could forge. This series exemplifies SBS's unique role and is one of the most important and outstanding series we have produced because of the way it addresses such a critical issue for our country, in such a powerful way. There'll also be a range of other programming and content across the SBS network during the month of May, further exploring the topic and engaging all Australians in the discussion.
Northern Pictures Series Producer and Director Tosca Looby said: It has taken over two years to build See What You Made Me Do from a difficult concept to a fully fleshed, sometimes beautiful, sometimes devastating, always important exploration of domestic abuse and coercive control in this country. When making See What You Made Me Do, we wanted the series to be bold and unflinching. It was imperative that we unlock the gates, open the doors and pull up the blinds where abuse hides. We hope this series encourages a national conversation and bold political action, creating an impact which resonates long beyond broadcast.
During the month of May, SBS will bring audiences a range of programming and online content that builds greater understanding of domestic abuse.
SBS's news and current affairs programs will air special episodes throughout May as an accompaniment to See What You Made Me Do and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month. At 9:30pm on Tuesday 4 May, Dateline will air Dying to Divorce', an observational documentary filmed over five years that takes viewers into the heart of Turkey's gender-based violence crisis. Featuring personal stories, the documentary gives a unique perspective on the struggle to be an independent woman in modern Turkey. At 8:30pm on Tuesday 11 May, Insight explores coercive control and whether it should be criminalised.
Directly after the second episode at 9:30pm on Wednesday 12 May, National Indigenous Television (NITV) will air a standalone response program titled We Say No More where panellists unpack how domestic abuse impacts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Filmed at the Brisbane Powerhouse Museum with five panellists and a studio audience, revered journalist, artistic director and Bundjalung woman, Rhoda Roberts AO, will host the discussion.
NITV's Living Black,hosted by Karla Grant,will broadcast an in-conversation with Linda Burney MP at 8:30pm on Monday 3 May. As a survivor of domestic abuse, she will talk about her own experience, and her views on the need for legislation on
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