New Documentary Maps How Defamation Law Silences Sexual Violence Survivors Across Borders

*Silenced*, which opened the 73rd Sydney Film Festival, examines how courts in the U.S., Colombia, and Australia use defamation suits and strategic litigation to exhaust survivors' resources and suppress disclosure. Director Selina Miles features cases involving Amber Heard, journalist Catalina Ruiz-Navarro, and Australian political staffer Brittany Higgins, alongside human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, to show how legal tactics transcend jurisdictions and silence both survivors and journalists reporting their stories.