Snapchat is an app which allows members of the public to take pictures and instantly send them to their friends and families.
The two sexual abuse survivors then swiped left through Snapchat’s filters until they found a mask to hide their faces. They both chose a dragon mask. They chose to hide their faces behind dragon masks, but the app still captures their eyes, which are windows to their emotions.
The survivors trusted the film-making process to hide their identities and audiences trusted their stories – selfie journalism. The girls weren’t familiar with Snapchat. With the high cost of data and low access to high-speed internet, the app isn’t popular in India’s rural communities. But the girls knew how to take selfies, and hiding their faces immediately established trust. They witnessed their transformation and it encouraged them to tell their stories more so than a promise that we’d add filters back at our office
Snapchat allows people to post videos and pictures to their stories, which can be viewed by friends on their snapchat. Therefore, these two girls were allowed to share their story whilst keeping their identities hidden.
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