Women across the country searching for solace after the horrific trauma of rape often find that the church offers them cold comfort.
Every 26 seconds is the brain-child of Cape Town film-maker, Joanne Levitan and her production company, Pandamonium productions. The 50-minute documentary will be broadcast on SABC 2 at 9.30am on Sunday.
The title refers to the frequency of rape in the country, and this figure is emphasised by a constantly ticking clock, with an accompanying number in the corner of the screen.
Levitan said in a predominantly Christian country South African churches carried an obligation to be more pro-active in addressing rape.
Two startlingly different examples of church involvement are highlighted in the documentary; one woman is supported and the other shunned. This difference plays a huge role in the way they both embark on the long painful journey to recovery.
