Daughter Synopsis
How many times does a child have to tell an adult about being sexually abused before he or she is believed? Daughter is a heartfelt story about a young girl who is left with the responsibility of taking care of her father and her siblings while her mother works overseas. The role becomes distorted when her father starts to have an incestuous relationship with her. She attempts to tell various adults about the abuse, but no one believes her.

Written by Monica D. Ray

Directed by Monica D. Ray, Paw Ravn and Oscar Perez

Storyboard by Paw Ravn

Animation by Philippine Animation Studios

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Translations: English, Tagalog, Spanish, Khmer, Thai and French

Running Time: 12 mins.

An Innovative Tool for Teaching Personal Safety

Stairway's first animated feature, Daughter, A Story of Incest, was adapted from a short story found in the collection of short stories called "Black Angels, Street Children Realities," by Monica D. Ray.  Used extensively in our Personal Safety workshops, "Daughter, A Story of Incest," has proven an innovative and invaluable tool for children and young people to open up and to discuss the issue of sexual abuse. As young people watch and listen, discuss and tell their stories, they learn to connect to themselves, to each other, and to the world of ideas, to cultivate the imagination, to heighten social awareness by exploring the conflicts depicted with simplicity and wisdom.

 

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