Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age

The feature-length documentary Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age by Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist plunges us into the vortex of online misogyny, and documents hatred towards women. This bleak opus, reminiscent of a psychological thriller, follows four women over two continents: former president of the Italian parliament Laura Boldrini, former Democratic representative Kiah Morris, French actor Marion Séclin, and Donna Zuckerberg, a specialist in online violence against women and the sister of Facebook’s founder. Ultimately, this tour de force exposes an unapologetic hate that has deleterious effects on its targets, but also has the merit of having a clear objective: to silence those who shine. Some will fall under the crystalline chopper of the click. Others, proud warriors, will stand tall and refuse to be silenced