Brave Miss World

Brave Miss World is an 2013 American-Israeli documentary film, directed and produced by Cecilia Peck. It follows Linor Abargil an Israeli beauty queen who won the title of Miss World beauty pageant in 1998, after being assaulted just weeks prior, as she spreads global awareness around sexual assault. Sharon Stone served as a co-executive producer on the film.

Brave Miss World
Official poster
Directed byCecilia Peck
Produced by
  • Cecilia Peck
  • Motty Reif
  • Inbal B. Lessner
StarringLinor Abargil
Music by
Cinematography
Edited byInbal B. Lessner
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • April 10, 2013 (2013-04-10) (Dallas)
  • October 15, 2013 (2013-10-15) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
Country
  • United States
  • Israel
Language
  • English
  • Hebrew

It had its world premiere at the Dallas International Film Festival on April 10, 2013. It had a theatrical release on November 15, 2013, followed by digital streaming on Netflix on May 29, 2014.

Plot

In 1998, Linor Abargil won the title of Miss World, a beauty pageant after being sexually assaulted weeks prior. Abargil raises global awareness around sexual assault. Joan Collins and Fran Drescher also appear in the film.[1]

Cast

Production

Linor Abargil began meeting with directors to encourage victims of sexual assault to speak out, seek help, and seek justice, and began meeting with film directors in Los Angeles, and met with Cecilia Peck, after seeing her previous film Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing.[2][3] Abargil always wanted to make a documentary in order for people not to feel alone and to reach more people than she could in person, taking her 10 years to gain the courage.[4] The film was shot over the course of five years, as Abargil traveled the world giving speeches and meeting with victims of assault.[5][6] Peck initially thought the film would be a quick shoot, but production paused several times in order to raise additional money, and the process was difficult for Abargil, also upon discovering her assaulter had been furloughed.[7][8] In attempt to raise more money, the crew edited a trailer and launched an Indiegogo campaign, apart from asking friends and family for donations, before eventually securing the funds to continue production.[9] Sharon Stone serves as a co-executive producer on the film.[10]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Dallas International Film Festival on April 10, 2013.[11] It also screened at the AFI Docs Film Festival on June 21, 2013.[12] The film was released in a limited release on November 15, 2013, as part of an awards qualifying run for the Academy Awards.[13] Shortly after, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film and released it on May 29, 2014.[14]

Impact

The producers of the film launched a website bravemissworld.com to share their stories of assault and to keep up with Abargil as she continues to raise awareness having over 10 million visitors on the website.[15] The film also screens on college campuses across the United States to continue to raise awareness of sexual assault.[16]

References
  1. Murphy, Sue. "It's Not Easy To Talk About Rape" Her.ie Chats To "Brave Miss World" Director Cecilia Peck". Her. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. Williams, Kam (April 6, 2016). "An Interview with Cecilia Peck: The 'Brave Miss World' Interview". The Aquarian Weekly. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. and Hollywood, Women (November 19, 2013). "DOC NYC Women Directors: Meet Cecilia Peck". Women and Hollywood. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. Williams, Kam (February 17, 2016). "An Interview with Linor Abargil: The 'Brave Miss World' Interview". The Aquarian. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  5. King, Susan (November 14, 2013). "Cecilia Peck's 'Brave Miss World' watches a rape victim transform". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  6. Goldstein, Michael (November 8, 2017). "Cecilia Peck '80: A Filmmaker With a Mission". Princeton University. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  7. Shriver, Maria (May 29, 2014). "One Woman's Mission To Help Survivors Of Sexual Assault Heal". NBC News. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  8. Stevenson, Alison (April 2, 2014). "A Conversation with the Makers of 'Brave Miss World'". Vice. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  9. Vancheri, Barbara (March 31, 2014). "'Brave Miss World' tells rape victim's journey of hope". The Pittsburgh Post. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  10. Lacht, Galia (November 24, 2013). "A Beauty Queen With More Guts Than Glitter". Haaretz. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  11. International Film Festival, Dallas (April 10, 2013). "Fearless documentary Brave Miss World gives rape victims a voice". Dallas Culture Map. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  12. Clare, Marie (January 5, 2016). "Brave Miss World: Behind The Scenes On A Seriously Harrowing Documentary". Marie Claire. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  13. Simon, Alissa (November 12, 2013). "Film Review: 'Brave Miss World'". Variety. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  14. Abargil, Linor (April 29, 2014). "'Brave Miss World': Linor Abargil on Her Journey From Rape Victim to Beauty Queen to Activist". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  15. Goldrich, Lois (March 7, 2019). "Urging rape victims to speak out". The Jewish Standard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  16. Heller, Aron (March 21, 2014). "Israeli Miss World's anti-rape crusade goes global". The Associated Press. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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