I Believe You

Faiths’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence

I BELIEVE YOU: Faiths’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence is an extraordinary interfaith documentary that explores the stories of survivors of abuse and the response of faith groups to address their needs.

Produced with the support of The New York Board of Rabbis, United Methodist Women, Presbyterian Women, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and a consortium of Muslim organizations, this one-hour program, featuring the music of Janis Ian, airs as part of the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission’s Visions and Values Series.

About The Film

From rural programs such as the Susanna Wesley Family Learning Center in Missouri to urban programs such as First Step in Michigan, from prevention programs such as Healthy Relationships held at Camp Herzl in Wisconsin to recognition programs like the Mikveh Attendants program in New Jersey, from support groups at Emma’s Place in Minnesota to healing programs at Mayyim Hayyim in Massachusetts, faith groups are exploring ways to support, advocate for and help aid the healing of those who have been harmed by abuse.

The program is filled with the hard won wisdom of survivors and the insight and understanding of clergy and program leaders including:

The Reverend Willard W.C. Ashley, Sr., D. Min., D. H., Director of Field Education, New Brunswick Theological Seminary;
The Reverend Barbara Certa-Werner, Executive Director, Harbor House Crisis Shelter;
Antonia Clemente,C o-Founder and Executive Director, Trinity Healing Center;
Rabbi Mark Dratch, Founder, JSAFE;
Rabbi Diana Gerson, Executive Director, Dayenu! Enough Silence!;
The Reverend Dr. Marie M. Fortune, Founder, FaithTrust Institute;
Rabbi Lisa Gelber, Associate Dean, The Rabbinical School, The Jewish Theological Seminary;
Imam Khalid Latif, Executive Director, The Islamic Center, NYU, and Chaplain, NYPD;
Robina Niaz, Founder and Executive Director, Turning Point: Services for Muslim Women and Families;
Harriett Jane Olson, Chief Executive Officer, United Methodist Women;
Dr. Nancy Nason-Clark, Founder, The Rave Project (Religion and Violence E-Learning Project);
The Reverend Diane Smalley, survivor and former Co-Moderator, Presbyterians Against Domestic Violence;
The Reverend Ann Tiemeyer, Program Director, Women’s Ministry, National Council of Churches;
The Reverend Traci C. West, Ph.D., author, Wounds of the Spirit: Black Women, Violence, and Racism.

“I have watched I Believe You twice. The first time I was so overwhelmed by the power of people’s witnessing and truthfulness that all I could do was sit quietly in awe and so I watched I Believe You again. This is one of the most extraordinary, moving, unnerving, destabilizing, inspiring, spiritually profound, and wise documentaries you will ever see. In a world with so much darkness of which religion plays far too great of a role, I Believe You shines a light on the genuine life-saving and life-affirming quality of faith. I realize that in many cities I Believe You is airing at strange times. This is a comment on mainstream media, not this important doc. Call your station, Tivo it, DVR it, whatever you do watch I Believe You!”

— Rabbi Irwin Kula Co-President , National Center for Jewish Learning and Leadership (CLAL)

“Three simple, yet powerful, life-changing words: “I Believe You.” This is so much more than a documentary. For victims, it’s hope and courage. For survivors, it’s affirming and motivating. For everyone in faith communities, it’s the truth that brings freedom and change.
“I Believe You” is devastatingly real and divinely inspirational. I encourage everyone to watch the program, let your heart be moved, and then call a victim – your sister, your friend, your co-worker, your neighbor – and tell her, “I believe you.”

— Jody Cowdin, M.A., M.Ed. Executive Director The Dwelling Place St Paul, MN

Emmy Award Nominee

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I Believe You

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I Believe You  — Diva Communications Inc.

I BELIEVE YOU: Faiths’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence is an extraordinary interfaith documentary that explores the stories of survivors of abuse and the response of faith groups to address their needs.

*For public screenings and requests for filmmaker participation such as a Q&A, please contact us.

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I Believe You  — Diva Communications Inc.

I BELIEVE YOU: Faiths’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence, is an extraordinary interfaith documentary that explores the stories of survivors of abuse and the response of faith groups to address their needs.

Produced with the support of The New York Board of Rabbis, United Methodist Women, Presbyterian Women, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and a consortium of Muslim organizations, this one-hour program, featuring the music of Janis Ian, airs as part of the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission’s Visions and Values Series.

From rural programs such as the Susanna Wesley Family Learning Center in Missouri to urban programs such as First Step in Michigan, from prevention programs such as Healthy Relationships held at Camp Herzl in Wisconsin, to recognition programs like the Mikveh Attendants program in New Jersey, from support groups at Emma’s Place in Minnesota to healing programs at Mayyim Hayyim in Massachusetts, faith groups are  exploring ways to support, advocate for and help aid the healing of those who have been harmed by abuse.

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*For public screenings and requests for filmmaker participation such as a Q&A, please contact us.