Child Psychology Interview
Understanding trauma, disclosure and healing
Breaking the Silence Feature Film
What happens after the silence breaks?
A film about truth, trauma, and the possibility of healing.
A survivor-led documentary about child sexual abuse, the possibility of healing, and our shared responsibility to listen, protect and respond. Beginning with her own childhood experience, filmmaker Serena Aurora brings together international survivor voices and professional perspectives to explore what comes after disclosure—and how families, institutions and communities can become part of the response.
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BREAKING THE SILENCE Feature Documentary | Approx. 59 min Director: Serena Aurora Production: Aurora’s Eye Films India / International Status: Final Post-Production Seeking: Distribution, Festival, Screening & Impact Partners
Breaking the Silence
What allows abuse to remain hidden?
Silence. Shame. Fear. Power. Disbelief. Breaking the Silence looks beyond individual experiences to explore the conditions that allow child sexual abuse to remain unseen — within families, communities and institutions. This is not only a film about what happened. It is a film about what we do next.
THE JOURNEY BEHIND THE FILM
Filmed across countries, communities and healing spaces.
Art Therapy
Exploring healing through creative expression
Art & Healing
Exploring creativity, expression and healing
Child Protection at Enfold
Conversations on child protection and prevention
Breaking the silence poster
From silence towards awareness and change
Original Score Recording
Creating the original score for the documentary
Healing Through Water
Exploring movement, the body and healing
Sandplay Therapy
Healing and expression beyond words
🌍 The Film
THE DOCUMENTARY
One survivor’s experience opens into a shared question. When Serena Aurora was a child, she wished there had been a camera in the room—something that could witness what she could not yet explain. Years later, she carries that camera into a story larger than her own. Through survivor testimony from different cultural backgrounds and conversations with therapists, mental-health professionals and child-protection voices, Breaking the Silence explores secrecy, shame, disclosure and the lasting effects of childhood sexual abuse. The journey also follows people exploring ways to rebuild safety, agency and connection through creativity, movement, sound, sandplay and somatic practice. Healing emerges as a personal and individual process, rather than a single cure or a universal path. At its heart, the film asks what responsibility lies beyond the survivor: how we listen, how we protect children, and what we do when someone speaks.
Trailer
Official trailer
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Director's video
Watch on YouTubeTHE FILM IS NEARING COMPLETION. NOW WE ARE BUILDING THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL HELP IT REACH THE WORLD.
DISTRIBUTION & SALES We are seeking documentary distributors, impact distributors, broadcasters, streaming and educational platforms interested in bringing Breaking the Silence to international audiences. SCREENINGS & IMPACT PARTNERS We want the film to become a starting point for meaningful conversations. We welcome partnerships with child-protection organisations, NGOs, survivor-support organisations, therapists, educators and community groups interested in hosting screenings and facilitated discussions. FUNDING & SUPPORT Support at this stage will help us complete post-production and build the film's distribution, outreach and impact campaign. INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US? GET IN TOUCH
🔥 Why This Film Matters
The conversation cannot end at awareness
Speaking about abuse can be difficult. What happens next can depend on the people, communities and institutions around the person who speaks. Breaking the Silence invites us to consider: What makes it easier—or harder—for someone to be heard? How can adults take greater responsibility for protecting children? What can support safety, agency and connection after abuse? How can families and institutions respond with greater care? The film creates space for reflection on these questions— and for practical conversations about what each of us can do within our own role.
Across cultures, communities and healing spaces.
THE JOURNEY BEHIND THE FILM
The film brings together lived experiences and perspectives across survivor support, mental health, child protection and healing practice. Survivor voices Personal accounts of silence, disclosure and reclaiming agency. Psychology and mental health Conversations about trauma, relationships and support. Child protection and prevention Exploring the responsibilities of adults, communities and institutions. Art and sandplay Considering expression and connection beyond words. Movement, water, sound and somatic practice Exploring different experiences of reconnecting with the body and oneself. The filmmaking process A survivor’s perspective shapes the questions, encounters and journey of the film.
NGOs & Organisations
- Survivor-support & safeguarding organisations
- Women's organisations
- Trauma and mental health practitioners
- Community facilitators
👉 For organisations that can host screenings and support safe, facilitated conversations.
Distribution Partners
- Impact distributors
- Film festivals
- Educational platforms
- Broadcasters
👉 To help bring the film to audiences internationally.
Supporters & Funders
- Individuals
- Foundations
- Grants & impact investors
👉 To support final post-production, outreach and release.
The film ends. The conversation continues.
BRING THE CONVERSATION TO YOUR COMMUNITY
We are developing a screening pathway for adult audiences that pairs the 59-minute film with a carefully facilitated conversation and locally relevant support information. We welcome enquiries from: Universities and adult programmes in social work, psychology and education. Child-protection, safeguarding and survivor-support organisations. Mental-health and community organisations. Cultural institutions and documentary screening programmes. A proposed event allows approximately 95 minutes for audience preparation, the film, a short pause, facilitated discussion and resources. A director’s Q&A may also be available by arrangement. A draft screening and discussion toolkit is available for prospective hosts to review and adapt with appropriate local specialists. Participation should be voluntary, and audiences will never be asked to share personal experiences. Enquire about a screening: serena_aurora@auroville.org.in Please tell us about your organisation, country, intended audience, proposed timing and any language or accessibility needs. Screening dates, permissions and licence terms are agreed individually. Public screenings remain subject to release planning and festival premiere requirements.
📩 Contact us: Serena_aurora@auroville.org.in
🌐 Website: auroraseyefilms.com
“The opposite of abuse is not silence. It is community.”
Community begins with you and I.
DISTRIBUTION & INDUSTRY ENQUIRIES
Support the film and help it reach the world
Help the film reach its audiences. We are seeking conversations with documentary sales agents, distributors, educational platforms, broadcasters and streaming partners. We are particularly interested in a release that connects international documentary audiences with sustained educational, institutional and community use. The current 59-minute film is available for confidential professional review. Our festival strategy is underway, and world-premiere eligibility is being protected. Private screeners, the one-sheet, press materials and technical information are available on request. Request a private screener or sales materials: serena_aurora@auroville.org.in
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