Winner of the 2013 Ville de Perpignan Rémi Ochlik Visa d'or Award

Shane and Maggie met through Shane’s sister over a year ago, when Maggie was living next door. They started dating after Shane was released from his most recent stint in prison. Early in the relationship Shane began showing controlling behavior, but Maggie said she felt she could help Shane overcome his personal demons and addictions. One night in November, their relationship exploded into violence, in an incident that left Maggie with marks on her neck and Shane in jail.

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Sara Lewkowicz has covered their relationship from the beginning, including the episode of abuse that led to Shane’s arrest, and continuing through to Maggie’s current life in Alaska where she is trying to revive the relationship with Zane, the father of her children. She explores domestic violence as a process that involves the grooming and breaking down of the victim over time, not simply an isolated incident.

It is her intention to use this story to examine the larger patterns of behavior that allow abuse to occur.

*Sara Lewkowicz *

Sara Naomi Lewkowicz

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