I Am Evidence Wins!

Great news from Mariska! I Am Evidence won the Traverse City Film Festival audience award! Congratulations Mariska and all involved! 

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I AM EVIDENCE
Directors: Trish Adlesic, Geeta Gandbhir
Country: USA, Running Time: 87min
I AM EVIDENCE exposes the shocking number of untested rape kits in the United States today. Despite the power of DNA to solve and prevent crimes, hundreds of thousands of kits containing potentially crucial DNA evidence languish untested in police evidence storage rooms across the country. Behind each of these kits lies an individual’s unresolved sexual assault case. Produced by Mariska Hargitay, I AM EVIDENCE follows stories of survivors who have waited years for their kits to be tested, as well as the law enforcement officials who are leading the charge to work through the backlog and pursue long-awaited justice in these cases. The film reveals the high cost of the lingering lassitude surrounding rape investigations in this country, and the positive effects of treating survivors with the respect they deserve and an opportunity for justice.

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I'm not sure how true this story is. There is a cute picture of Mariska as a little girl.

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100,000 Signatures on Change.org Petition for States to Test Backlogged Rape Kit

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Petition surpassing expectations

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Celebs That Were Involved In Serious Car Accidents

Mariska Hargitay was in a car accident in 1967 and her mom passed away as a result. Her mom was 1950s symbol Jayne Mansfield who was only 34 at the time. Mariska and her two brothers were both in the car at the time but happened to be spared in the accident. Mariska doesn’t remember the accident since she was sleeping in the back and only three-years-old at the time. But she has spoken out about how much it affected her. She has said, “Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me into the person I am today. I understand the journey of life. I had to go through what I did to be here.” She has also explained that her life has been “an interesting reality between loss and gratitude,” and also that she recognizes how important it was for her to become a parent. She has said, “Becoming a parent erased many of my negative childhood feelings and filled them in with something new.”

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