Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America

Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of this compelling exploration of gender violence. As Kim and her daughters flee to a domestic violence shelter, we follow the harrowing struggles in a single-parenting survivor's quest to find work, housing and peace of mind. This multi-level narrative also examines the causes of domestic violence and solutions that have evolved to stop it.

Cast

Kim Mosher

as Self

Michael Paymar

as Self

Ellen Pence

as Self

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