Silenced, a documentary about violence against women, opened the Sydney Film Festival on Wednesday
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Brittany Higgins says she decided not to change her name when she got married in 2024 because she is proud to be Brittany Higgins, the former Liberal staffer has revealed in Silenced, a documentary about violence against women which opened the Sydney Film Festival.
“When I got married I had this opportunity to change my name but I didn’t because I’m really proud to be Brittany Higgins,” she said in a highly emotional interview in the film. “Hopefully, this is just a footnote in my story and it’s not the headliner any more.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/04/brittany-higgins-documentary-silenced-sydney-film-festival-ntwnfb
Author : Amanda Meade
Publish date : 2026-06-04 04:48:00
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