It's Promising Young Woman in real-life.
An incredibly courageous woman, pretending to be inebriated and alone, filming men's interactions with her, all while she's in a perceived vulnerable state. It's an experiment that poses a risk to her safety undoubtedly — but one that sheds an important light on what women have to deal with on any given night out.
Ellie Flynn is a British journalist who is known for her investigative work. It's her 2022 documentary Undercover: Sexual Harassment, The Truth, that people still can't stop talking about.
The documentary highlights the reality of being sexually harassed, as well as Flynn's experience with it and how men responded to being caught out.
Elli Flynn reflects on her experience of working undercover for the documentary. Post continues below.
Flynn used hidden cameras to document her experiences at popular nightlife spots across Britain while pretending to be intoxicated.
For one weekend she took part in the social experiment, acting drunk and separated from her friends, appearing incoherent enough to be unable to consent, let alone have a normal conversation.
It was her night in Liverpool that was most chilling.
Stumbling over a bollard and propping herself up on it, she attempted to roll a cigarette with her eyes half closed. A man appeared almost instantly next to her. He asked how she was, firing questions, such as where was she going, who was she with, and whether or not she wanted to "hang out".
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