Jasmin Tarasin and Courtney Collins on the destructive cycles of coercive control means to let go and begin again
About this episode
Jasmin Tarasin and Courtney Collins discuss their film 'Life Could Be A Dream' and its exploration of coercive control and financial independence.
Life Could Be A Dream director Jasmin Tarasin and screenwriter Courtney Collins discuss their deeply important film about the destructive cycles of coercive control. Life Could Be A Dream aims to examine the cultural scripts that shape peoples expectations of love and help equip them to recognise financial abuse and other forms of coercive control while taking steps towards financial independence and safety. In our chat, Jasmin and Courtney share how the film came to be and the unique creative process that beared fruit between writer, director and actor. They also discuss how they extended their web of knowledge to authentically represent cohesive control in relationships and how important the partnerships with CommBank and the Mancave are to the films message. Trigger warning. This episode's discusses domestic violent and cohesive control. If you or someone who know needs support, please call 1800RESPECT which is available for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to support people impacted by domestic, family or sexual violence. More Popcorn: She Said: Exposing Weinstein and the origins of the #MeToo Movement Women Talking: All you need to do is listen Know someone…
People in this episode
Hosts: Leigh Livingstone, Tim Iffland
Guests: Jasmin Tarasin, Courtney Collins
Topics covered
- coercive control
- domestic violence
- financial independence
- film discussion
- creative process
- cultural scripts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CommBank, the Mancave
Books & works: Life Could Be A Dream
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