Still playing in cinemas across France, Pincourt film producer and distributor Eric Ruel's documentary Je vous salue salope is making its U.S. debut.

Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age, directed by Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist, will premiere on October 26 at the United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF), then premiere on November 2 at an event screening organized by UCLA (the University of California at Los Angeles) in close collaboration with the foundation of artist and activist Barbra Streisand.

The film will be screened at Stanford University's Museum of Contemporary Art, in the heart of Silicon Valley, bastion of the web giants, on October 26.

A favorite among Bay Area film buffs, named by Moviemaker magazine as one of the best festivals in the U.S. "because of its exceptional programming and integrity", UNAFF is counting on the Quebec film to spark discussion around the issue of cyber-violence against women. Donna Zuckerberg, who has harsh words to say about social networking in the documentary, lives in the region.

" This documentary never ceases to amaze us," says Éric Ruel, the film's producer and distributor. " Every time the film is shown somewhere, we receive requests for new screenings. It's a snowball effect. In Silicon Valley, it's likely to be special: people who work for the web giants are bound to be present. That should make for interesting discussions."

The documentary, which follows four women heavily affected by online misogyny, will then be presented in Los Angeles thanks to an exceptional initiative by UCLA, one of the world's most prestigious universities.The Barbra Streisand Foundation has also decided to support the event. The singer is very concerned about the negative impact of social media and wants "future researchers to be able to discuss, engage and debate the most important issues of the day".

"It's an honor to present Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age," says Brian Kite, interim dean of UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television. " Artists are often the first to make us aware of the challenges facing our society and to create a space for honest dialogue that leads to healing and change."

Filmmaker Guylaine Maroist will be in Los Angeles to support the film's release. The presentation will be followed by a round-table discussion with former Democratic representative Kiah Morris, protagonist of the film, as well as digital space experts Sarah T. Roberts and Safiya Noble, both professors at UCLA.

A film that travels, a message that resonates

Since its release in Quebec in September 2022, the documentary has been screened in over twenty countries, including China, Kenya, Indonesia, Guinea, Egypt, India, Liechtenstein, Italy, Turkey, Austria, Romania, Iceland, the Czech Republic and Burkina Faso.

Je vous salue salope will soon be translated into Korean for the EBS South Korea TV channel, into Greek for the ERT channel, into Spanish for the RTVE channel, and into German for the ZDF channel group, which has just acquired it.