Lifeline

During lockdown the UK has seen a significant increase in the number of domestic abuse related calls to helplines. How did the domestic abuse services sector cope with the pandemic? With a range of interviews recorded on Zoom during and at the end the lockdown period, this film offers for the first time, first-hand accounts of keyworkers and key players of the domestic abuse services from their own voices and images. The interviews offer stories of keyworkers reflecting on their experiences of vicarious trauma, how they worked selflessly while dealing with the implications of the pandemic themselves.

Directed by Eylem Atakav and Karoline Pelikan
Filmed and recorded by Eylem Atakav
Edited by Karoline Pelikan
Contributors: Gina Pruett / Shelly Whitby
Voices of the Domestic Abuse sector:
Jess Phillips, Labour MP
Dr. Roxanne Khan, Founder of HARM (Honour Abuse Research Matrix)
Payzee Mahmod, Campaigner / Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation
Shonagh Dillon, CEO Aurora New Dawn
Natasha Rattu, CEO Karma Nirvana
Leni Morris, CEO galop – National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline
Lioness Tamar, Founder of The Lioness Circle
Sue Penna, Chief Creative Officer of Rock Pool
Music: "The Healing" by Sergey Cheremisinov

A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful contributors.

Lifeline (2020)
Duration: 18 min
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Digital HD