The film also spotlights Congressman Mike Turner, R-Centerville, and his work against sexual violence in the military.
Cioca was 20 years old in 2005 when she enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard. She left in 2007 after a commanding officer raped her, she said. Cioca was severely traumatized by the attack that caused serious injury to her jaw.
After “The Invisible War” appeared at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received the U.S. Documentary Audience Award, Cioca began getting assistance for medical treatment through the Dobkin Family Foundation.
Cioca said “The Invisible War’s” producers worked hard to make the film a reality, and deserves the Oscar.
“It is an honor to stand next to them,” she said earlier this year.
Searching for Sugar Man won the Oscar for documentary feature Sunday.
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