I Am Vanessa Guillen

3.2

(111)

Documentary

2022

95 min

PG-13

A young woman dreamed of a military career. In 2020, however, after telling her mother she was being sexually harassed on the Fort Hood army base, Guillen was murdered by a fellow soldier. Her story sparked an international movement of assault victims demanding action. The project follows her family’s fight for historic reform, a journey that takes them to the Oval Office.

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"I probably don't need to say the obvious but this was such an emotional documentary, I was constantly crying throughout. I also learned more about efforts made by the family to make changes in the military law which added to the heavy emotion surrounding this story. This is a documentary worth watching"

Mare

"Great documentary. Very thought provoking and you’d have to be made up of stone to not feel for the family. "

H G

"I initially saw this story on 20/20 and to this day it’s hard to forget and can still feel her family’s pain. The family’s resolute and struggle is palpable. Goooo Lupe! #IAmVanessaGuillen"

Smeeta

"This is a must watch. It’s beyond time to have documentaries like this one on the things that are still occurring in military settings. Philip Zimbardo has a Ted Talk discussing this issue called “The Psychology of Evil” on YT, which I highly recommend watching. Philip Zimbardo is the researcher behind the Stanford Prison Experiment and has dedicated much of his life to understanding group conformity and power dynamics. Zimbardo discusses the horrific things that occurred at Abu Ghraib by the US Army which were systemic and not “just a few bad apples” as have been depicted in the past. There have been numerous articles and news reports regarding alleged corruption, problematic investigations, and lack of objective oversight in the military."

Vi✨

"Again, love documentaries. What the family does for their daughter/sister is phenomenal. So sad. Brings up an issue that so needs to be and sooooo much more needs to be done. The military needs to pay for its ugliness some f’n day. Not always get away with rape and murder and total injustices. God Bless Vanessa’s family. "

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Sharon Hedden

"Heartbreaking story, as a latina I am very happy that this story was made into a documentary so more people can know about her story. Her family did an amazing job of getting her story out there and fighting for answers."

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"So moving! So powerful! I AM VANESSA GUILLÉN ✊🏾"

Laurie✨

"this made me absolutely devastated when i was watching. especially her 16 year old sister. all they wanted was for vanessa to be home. absolutely horrified."