Benjamin Bogard's Reel

A commercial produced in three days on a shoestring budget to be broadcast during the 2016 Olympics.

Produced by Benjamin J Bogard, Nichole Lyons, and Simon Sager. Videography by Benjamin J Bogard, Nichole Lyons, Simon Sager, Karina Devine. http://www.wartburg.edu/reelorange A special thanks to our models! Leah Arthur Ziyanda Mthethwa Maximino Fernandes Song remixed: Kill the Flesh by Dyman http://dyman-music.tumblr.com

In honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Vagina Monologues at Wartburg College, Ben Bogard and I made this video to highlight domestic abuse within queer female couples. This is an issue that is not often talked about and is crucial in changing the conversation about domestic abuse. This abuse is often referred to in terms of gender, but it needs to be discussed in terms of a power struggle. Anyone can be in an abusive relationship and it's important to recognize that both men and women can be...