It runs for 25 minutes and deals with the subject of sexual harassment against women in the city of brussels. Two years ago, master student documentary film sofie peeters moved to brussels. Watch the full documentary online englishfrench subtitles, video on demand, 1 euro. College student sofie peeters decided to focus her thesis on sexism in the streets of brussels aka street harassment and created a documentary about it. Les violences faites aux femmes sont au centre du complement denquete, diffuse ce soir sur france 2. It caused a lot of commotion in both belgian and dutch politics about penalizing the harassment of women. This documentary was broadcast by canvas on 26 july 2012. In 2012, film student sofie peeters got fed up with the constant harassment she experienced on the streets of brussels. Belgian film maker sofie peeters has made a film about her experiences of street harassment in brussels, belgium. In 2010, master student documentary film sofie peeters moved to brussels. She decided to film those experiences and turn them into a documentary on sexual street harassment.
She caught the sexism on tape, confronted the offenders and questioned women about how they deal with this problem. Sofie peeterss account of everyday sexist insults women face triggers. Belgium film on street harassment strikes a chord across. Als jonge vrouw kan je er amper buiten komen zonder dat denigrerende opmerkingen, schuine moppen en opdringerige mannen een deel uitmaken van. Sofie peeters est une jeune etudiante vivant a bruxelles. In deze korte film laat ze zien hoe zij in bepaalde wijken van brussel voortdurend door mannen wordt aangesproken en nagekeken. Belgium film on street harassment strikes a chord across europe. Wondering if it was the types of clothes she was wearing or the way she acted, she finally decided to take a camera out. On a daily basis, she was treated with disregard by strange men in the streets. Deze documentaire van sofie peeters sloeg in als een bom. Ze werd er op straat onverwacht geconfronteerd met een seksistisch fenomeen. Voor haar studies was zij naar brussel verhuisd, waar zij op een dagelijkse basis te maken kreeg met seksuele intimidatie op straat. Als jonge vrouw is het in brussel soms geen pretje. Documentary about sexism in the streets of brussels.