A screening of documentary film What Doesn't Kill Me will be hosted by the Women and Family Life Center's Shoreline Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Taskforce (SDVSATF) on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m.

The mission of the task force is to provide education, coordinate resources, and aid in preventing domestic violence and sexual assault across shoreline communities. The screening will be held at the Guilford Community Center's Faulkner Room, 32 Church Street, Guilford. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with local professionals.

According to the filmmakers, millions of children every day suffer from domestic violence in the United States, either as witnesses or victims, and then are further victimized by a legal system that often favors the abusers. “This bold and provocative film is a long overdue exploration into why the most powerful country in the world is not protecting its most vulnerable mothers and children and thus enabling generations of abusers to continue their abuse.” It includes the story of 86-year-old Charlotta Harrison, “a survivors’ advocate who herself survived a 60-year abusive marriage. She speaks hauntingly about the pressures and fears that make it so difficult for women in danger to leave.”

More information about the film is available at www.whatdoesntkillme.com.