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Thursday, January 31 2013, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
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You Are Invited to a Screening of
THE INVISIBLE WAR
2013 Academy Award Nominee, Written & Directed by Kirby Dick
 Thursday, January 31st, 7:30 PM
 At Olandar
The Home of Carla & Leigh McCloskey in Malibu
$10 Donation
For Address, More Information & to RSVP:
Come at 7:00 PM to see the Hieroglyph of the Human Soul: www.leighmccloskey.com
Once again we will be screening as many of the Academy Award Nominated Documentaries and perhaps some that weren't nominated for an Academy Award, but are on everyone's Best Documentary Lists for the year.
The series begins with THE INVISIBLE WAR, written & directed by Kirby Dick. This film is one of five nominated for an Academy Award this year. It is on every Best Documentary of the Year List & received a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. We welcome you to Olandar to view & discuss this award-winning documentary.
The Invisible War is a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of our country's most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within our US military. Today, a female soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire with the number of assaults in the last decade alone in the hundreds of thousands.
Focusing on the powerfully emotional stories of several young women, the film reveals the systemic cover up of the crimes against them and follows their struggles to rebuild their lives and fight for justice. The Invisible War features hard-hitting interviews with high-ranking military officials and members of Congress that reveal the perfect storm conditions that exist for rape in the military, its history of cover-up, and what can be done to bring about much needed change.
From Oscar and Emmy nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick (This Film Is Not Yet Rated; Twist of Faith) comes The Invisible War, a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America's most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. The film paints a startling picture of the extent of the problem-today, a female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. The Department of Defense estimates there were a staggering 19,000 violent sex crimes in the military in 2010. The Invisible War exposes the epidemic, breaking open one of the most under-reported stories of our generation, to the nation and the world.
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Location: Malibu
Contact: carlamccloskey@aol.com or 310-457-5398
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