Three perpetrators of domestic violence have spoken about the motivations behind their violent outbursts in a documentary aimed at shining a light on the rampant but largely unseen epidemic.
See What You Made Me Do is presented by investigative journalist Jess Hill who has spent six years researching the topic and is inspired by her award-winning book of the same title.
The documentary explores Australia s domestic abuse crisis and introduces us to survivors, family members, experts in the field, and even - as on Wednesday s episode - three perpetrators who talk about what they did and why they did it.
May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month, and SBS is supporting this initiative with a range of programs and content to help raise awareness and find solutions to the domestic abuse epidemic.
Here is what to watch and when, as well as what learning resources you can find at SBS Learn.
‘See What You Made Me Do’ confronts our domestic abuse crisis
Investigative journalist Jess Hill hosts this landmark three-part series, during Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month. Premieres Wednesday 5 May on SBS, NITV and SBS On Demand.
Monday 3 and 10 May – Living Black (NITV)
NITV’s
Living Black, hosted by Karla Grant, will broadcast an in-conversation with Linda Burney MP at 8:30pm on Monday 3 May. As a survivor of domestic abuse, she will talk about her own experience, and her views on the need for legislation on coercive control. Then on the following Monday, 10 May, at 8:30pm,
Invisible abuse
Investigative journalist Jess Hill spent four years researching and writing about Australia’s domestic violence crisis in her book
See What You Made Me Do, now an upcoming SBS documentary series.
She says the elusive nature of coercive control often makes it invisible to others.
Key points:
A recent study found that over half of the domestic violence victims on temporary visas were threatened with deportation by their sponsors
Anti-family violence advocates are calling for expanding the special family violence provisions of the migration law to cover temporary visa holders
Advocates are also calling for criminalising coercive control in all jurisdictions within Australia