jonnaramirez

Let me start off by saying that I loved this documentary and I think everything it stands for is important.

After watching the first episode, I sat with some feelings of uncertainty because the POV was so clearly intertwining the victims experiences with Jillian's experiences. I wasn't sure if this whole thing would be clouded with Jillian's possible white savior complex. BUT, I'm reallllly glad that I stuck with it.

After a few episodes, I felt like my suspicion that this documentary only existed to fuel her ego completely melted away, and honestly found myself really grateful that she did bring such a strong perspective that was based off of her own story. That's the entire point! The point IS that while these women suffered the ultimate brutality, violence against women exists everyone and in so many ways. Nobody wanted to fight for these women, nobody deemed their lives valuable enough to actually see their humanity. And not only does Jillian go out of her way to hold space in her heart for them, but she advocates for them. She tells their stories. And she tells her story to show us that she easily could have been one of those women. She illustrates how the women who died at the hands of this monster could have been anyone of us who weren't important enough to fight for.

I'm really thankful that this story is told through the lens of a woman.

I loved it!! I'm a big fan of thrillers, and this one didn't disappoint with its twist! I wasn't too familiar with the main characters before seeing this movie, but they're definitely on my radar now. Would recommend :-)