A documentary film produced by the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Goldelox Productions
In their own words, eight women — leading feminist scholars, attorneys and women living with HIV — shine a light on the problems of using sexual assault law to prosecute alleged non-disclosure of HIV. Does the legal concept of consent, intended to protect women’s sexual autonomy, in fact increase their risk of violence and discrimination when used to criminalize HIV? Visit http://www.consentfilm.org/ for more information.
Consent: HIV Non-disclosure and Sexual Assault Law
In April 2014, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network convened leading feminist scholars, front-line workers, activists and legal experts for a ground-breaking dialogue on the (mis)use of sexual assault laws in cases of HIV non-disclosure. The conclusions of the dialogue demonstrated this approach both over-extends the criminal law against people living with HIV and threatens to damage hard-won legal definitions of consent aimed at protecting women’s equality and sexual autonomy.
DIRECTED BY ALISON DUKE
PRODUCED BY ALISON DUKE, JANET BUTLER-MCPHEE & ALISON SYMINGTON
EDITED BY EUGENE WEIS
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ROBIN BAIN
MUSIC & SOUND MIX BY DEREK BRIN
ILLUSTRATIONS BY JEFF DUKE & NIKITA MOR
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CANADIAN HIV/AIDS LEGAL NETWORK