Random Stomach-Churning Documentaries About Inbred Families (9 items)

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  (#8) 'NO! The Rape Documentary'

  NO! The Rape Documentary aims to break the silence on sexual assaults in African-American communities. The 2004 film consults numerous experts on the cause and effect of sexual abuse against children, and why these harmful acts are so often committed by people they trust. 

  The filmmaker, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, is also a survivor who champions the rights of abuse victims across the country: “I had to deal with [the assault], but I wasn’t able to deal with the incest because it was within the family.” Speaking to both men and women, the documentary stresses the importance of a person’s choice and how it all hinges on respecting one word: "NO."
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  (#4) 'House of Incest'

  This French documentary from 2010, released under the original foreign title Inceste: familles empoisonnées, investigates seven separate cases of incest in which each were assaulted by either a father, uncle, or father-in-law. Years later, they share experiences to help raise awareness. The painful details also highlight the psychological manipulation involved in such cases. One victim, Nadia, was told by her father-in-law: "Anywhere you go, I will find you."

  Another victim, Sandrine - who later started an organization for victims - explains how these crimes unfold: 

  It's a spider web thrown on the child. When an adult in whom he has confidence does that to him, he does not understand. He does not say no. It's not like a stranger assaults him, there is an emotional connection. The child is under control, alone, walled in silence. 
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  (#2) 'Incest: A Family Tragedy'

  In the 2007 documentary Incest: A Family Tragedy, director Edward Blackoff offers real interviews with real offenders. The film is overwhelmingly a call to action, as it asks people to become a part of a community effort to prevent child sexual abuse, specifically in the home.

  "Over my entire life," one assailant who spoke to the filmmaker said, "I’ve probably had a hundred, hundred fifty victims."

  Blackoff also interviews victims, law enforcement personnel, medical professionals, and social service officials to shape a piece that addresses how the system is failing to protect and prevent victims. 
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  (#9) 'VICE News: The Foster Home From Hell'

  In this 2014 documentary short, VICE follows the story of a hippie leader named Jay Ram, who adopted dozens of children and took them to a commune farm in Chico, California, or later to a property in Hawaii. Several of these "brothers" tell stories of being assaulted from a young age and being forced to find more children for Ram to prey on. The first to report Ram was a child named Zane Dittman, who later assaulted a boy himself and took his own life during a police standoff.

  Even after the abuse was discovered, Ram was never convicted. VICE's investigative short film hopes to expose Ram's fraudulent persona as a caring community figure and simultaneously address the institutions and organizations that fostered Ram's alleged actions.

  New "Child Victims Acts" are allowing those who have missed the statute of limitations a period of "revival" in which they may file suits against offenders. In 2012, six of Ram's alleged victims came together to file in Hawaii. 
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  (#3) 'Brothers & Sisters in Love'

  The internet has allowed more people to reach out to individuals from their past, like long-lost parents and siblings. But when they meet in real life, something called “Genetic Sexual Attraction” can make it a bit more complicated. The 2008 documentary Brothers & Sisters in Love explores one such story about German siblings.

  One expert in the film explains "Genetic Sexual Attraction" as an increasingly more common occurrence: "If you meet someone and one sees the genetic similarities without even knowing it, this could trigger a... very, very powerful erotic charge." When estranged siblings Patrick Stübing and Susan Karolewski met in 2000, they reportedly experienced this.

  But when Susan, a minor, became pregnant with Patrick’s child, it gave the police hard proof that they were guilty of inappropriate sexual contact. Patrick was imprisoned and attempted to appeal his sentence when the documentary was made. Together they bore four children, but three reportedly suffer disabilities.
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  (#6) 'Journey Through Fire'

  As the aspiring documentary Journey Through Fire recounts, Elisabeth K. was assaulted by her brother throughout her childhood, and he then exchanged access to her for drugs. As an adult, two of Elisabeth's friends strived to create this documentary to inspire hope in those struggling to heal. The film is a personal journey that reveals Elisabeth's raw experience: "I envy all those people that have only been raped once or twice." 

  The movie delves into how survivors of this issue cope with pain and guilt throughout their lives.

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