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UNSILENCED | A Film by Isabelle Primavera

MORE THAN A TEST | A Film by Shelby Smith

MORE THAN A TEST
Short Documentary Film | August 2024

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Unsilenced Movement founder Shelby Smith reveals the dark underbelly of voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), the "gold standard" diagnostic test for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in pediatric urology. VCUGs are performed on up to 1 million children every year while being falsely promoted as safe, low-risk and minimally invasive, despite decades of critically appraised research establishing this test as the "psychological equivalent" to child sexual abuse. 

Film poster for MORE THAN A TEST, an Unsilenced documentary film by Shelby Smith.

Directed by Shelby Smith | 23 min 44 sec

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Alivia, 24: "All these years I’ve been saying, ‘I think I have PTSD’ and no one believed me."

Alivia, 24: "All these years I’ve been saying, ‘I think I have PTSD’ and no one believed me."
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Alivia, 24: "All these years I’ve been saying, ‘I think I have PTSD’ and no one believed me."
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Alivia, 24: "All these years I’ve been saying, ‘I think I have PTSD’ and no one believed me."

Is the VCUG Test Painful for Kids?
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Is the VCUG Test Painful for Kids?

Survivors Speaking #MoreThanATest
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Survivors Speaking #MoreThanATest

Hey Siri: Google “VCUG Trauma”
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Hey Siri: Google “VCUG Trauma”

Abby shares how her VCUGs impacted her: "I can't even get close to being in a romantic relationship"
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Abby shares how her VCUGs impacted her: "I can't even get close to being in a romantic relationship"

Unsilenced Mission | Shelby Smith, Founder & CEO
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Unsilenced Mission | Shelby Smith, Founder & CEO

Welcome to the UNSILENCED Movement!
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Welcome to the UNSILENCED Movement!

Emilee, 27, shares her VCUG story: "There wasn't a whole lot of empathy from anyone in the room"
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Emilee, 27, shares her VCUG story: "There wasn't a whole lot of empathy from anyone in the room"

The Safer, Cheaper, BETTER Alternative to VCUG (That Hospitals Don't Offer)
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The Safer, Cheaper, BETTER Alternative to VCUG (That Hospitals Don't Offer)

Will Your Child Remember Their VCUG? | Key Concepts from "The Body Keeps the Score"
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Will Your Child Remember Their VCUG? | Key Concepts from "The Body Keeps the Score"

5 VCUG Facts You Won't Find Online
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5 VCUG Facts You Won't Find Online

Mollie, 22, shares VCUG experience: "I definitely have vaginismus. I KNOW it's because of this test"
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Mollie, 22, shares VCUG experience: "I definitely have vaginismus. I KNOW it's because of this test"

We Are Unsilenced.
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We Are Unsilenced.

Welcome to Unsilenced Bloopers ~ feat. Ashley G.
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Welcome to Unsilenced Bloopers ~ feat. Ashley G.

Ashley, 20, shares her truth: "The effects of [VCUG] include becoming actively suicidal"
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Ashley, 20, shares her truth: "The effects of [VCUG] include becoming actively suicidal"

We Are UNSILENCED.
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We Are UNSILENCED.

LIVE with Unsilenced Radio ~
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LIVE with Unsilenced Radio ~

~ Unsilenced Radio | Ep. 2
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~ Unsilenced Radio | Ep. 2

Dear Hospitals: Add "Active Suicidality" to Your VCUG Risks
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Dear Hospitals: Add "Active Suicidality" to Your VCUG Risks

Be Sure to Smile. #MoreThanATest
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Be Sure to Smile. #MoreThanATest

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