I’ve experienced SXSW in several different ways. This year, SXSW 2015, was my seventh year. I’ve been a delivery driver, a music fan, an official showcasing artist, and an unofficial artist. Last year, I got to a point where I hated it. I didn’t want to play music and didn’t want see music. I wanted to avoid the whole dang thing.
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In 2013, filmmakers Cecilia Peck and Inbal B. Lessner released Brave Miss World to audiences in hopes of encouraging a global dialogue and ending the silence surrounding sexual assault. The documentary explores the true story of a rape crime survivor, her journey to heal, and the activism that sheds light on the web of shame and secrecy that surrounds sex crimes. The journey begins with Linor Abargil, winner of the Miss World contest in 1997. At 18 years old, and just weeks before being crowned Miss World, Abargil is savagely raped and stabbed by her travel agent while in Milan. Through sheer determination and quick wit, Abargil is able to convince her attacker that she will not tell anyone what happened, and thus, begins her heroic journey.
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