ItĬame from having parents who believed him because of a nightmarish truth sayingĪ lot about the nature versus nurture argument when it comes to abuse so oftenīeing a product of that which the abuser suffered him/herself. His strengthĬame from his love for his sister even when he had none to give himself. That system perpetually attempting to make him do exactly that. Had the courage to stand tall and never question his truth despite those within That wasn’t the case here-less because it worked for him and more because Sasha We also hear from the detective assigned to the case and the district attorney to understand just how effectively the system meant to protect victims inevitably ended up failing them. We hear from Jacqui as a mother full of sorrow, anger, and guilt about what happened and from Henry as a father doing his best to emotionally distance himself from the details because not doing so means accepting his ignorance in not realizing he possessed the necessary knowledge to stop what happened. His psychologist opens up his session notes for the camera as well as a book of drawings he had Sasha make as a means of communicating when words couldn’t. Neulinger dives in headfirst to break down every single aspect of his journey towards the truth. And as Sasha answers his mother’s question of “Why didn’t you tell us the moment it happened?” with the horrifying truth that he was just a little boy who watched her hug his abuser minutes after the abuse, how could he? How could he know that hug didn’t mean she condoned what happened or that it was normal? That unadulterated shame and confusion ravaged a mind without the comprehension of either. Both Jacqui and Henry discuss Sasha’s behavioral shift, but they were trying to hold onto their sanity to find a way to figure out a means to combat it. ![]() Only the home movies capturing his crisis were enough.īecause let’s face it: the evidence of a child in need was there if someone with an outsider’s perspective could view the tapes without having lived through its emotional toll. Means more than a defiant man refuting those claims as pure imagination. Parties (judicial, law enforcement, psychological, etc.) where the tiniestĭiscrepancy could cause a defense attorney to pounce, Sasha was too often treatedĪs the wronged party who as a minor under ten years old must prove his word Young victims had to undergo thanks to countless interviews by countless Relay what a doctor told her during an appointment to look at a genitalĪbrasion (that taking steps to see whether it was caused by an adult would openĪ can of worms he’d advise they not suffer through) to recognizing the stress Is where the importance of his story shines through. Son’s early days and pinpoint the moment when things ultimately derailed. ![]() The stage for bombshell revelations to come. Sasha therefore goes through his youth in chronological order to set That the abuse didn’t come from his parents (Henry Nevison and Jacqui Howard arguing about who should be godfather), but all we know for certain is (a domineering grandmother and combative uncles vying for power in Larry and There are inferencesĪbout likely suspects through pointed conversations about his paternal family While we know he was molested, we don’t yet know by whom. There aren’t really any secrets for Sasha to unearth for his personalĮdification, however, that doesn’t mean he’s not allowed to keep a few for us. It’s about ensuring today’s victims receive the respect Purpose of going back is conversely about documenting the process ofĬonfronting what happened. Still a happy child pre-abuse or if his life had already been forever changed. He can look at himself on-screen and know whether he was Sasha actually remembers everything that occurred: the pain, sorrow, and Use of home videos taken by director and subject Sasha Joseph Neulinger’sįather to relive this harrowing past, however, his motivations are very different. ![]() Unknown details about what happened through repressed memories. Exercises to reconstruct circumstances surrounding the sexual abuse itsįilmmaker endured, you can assume the journey will deal with unearthing previously
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