We paused on mailing DVD copies of NO! The Rape Documentary and Breaking Silences as well as copies of the the 100-page NO! Study Guide.

You may stream NO! in multiple languages for $19.99 for an extended 72-hour rental time period on Vimeo on Demand until further notice. You can always download the NO! Study Guide for free.

You may also visit the AfroLez® Productions Vimeo and YouTube channels where clips from and about the award-winning films, videos documenting the two day #FromNO2Love: Black Feminist Forum on Disrupting Sexual Violence, and other videos are available for FREE.

If after, reading the F.A.Q. below you have additional questions, please use the CONTACT FORM.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you offer streaming rights?

Yes, through Vimeo On Demand only. We presently do not offer academic licenses to stream the film.

Do you accept Purchase Orders?

No, we do not accept purchase orders.

I want to make a credit card purchase but I am unable to use PayPal to place my order.

PayPal is the preferred method of payment for to stream NO! The Rape Documentary for $19.99 72-hour rentals. Please contact us to see if we can explore alternatives, which include Venmo and $CashApp.

I want to purchase multiple Vimeo streaming links for students, community members or other groups of individuals.

We apologize that we are presently unable to support that request. The only option is for one representative from your institution or organization to purchase the links for your students, community members or other groups of individuals. If you need more information, please use the CONTACT FORM to discuss what is and what is not possible.

Can I charge admission for a screening of the film?

You may not charge admission to screen NO! virtually or otherwise without written consent from the filmmaker, Aishah Shahidah Simmons.

Can I use NO! as a fundraiser for my organization/institution?

Aishah is not an institution with unlimited resources. She is a survivor-activist who is an independent cultural worker who spent 12-years, seven of which were full time to make NO! The Rape Documentary. The making of NO! was not a profit-making endeavor.

You may not use a virtual or in-person screening as a fundraiser for your organization, institution or company without written permission and clarified terms from the filmmaker, Aishah Shahidah Simmons. Please use the CONTACT FORM.

I want to record a discussion after the film screening.

You may record a discussion about the NO! The Rape Documentary, but NO ONE has permission to record the actual screening of the film on Zoom, Skype, Facebook live, Instagram live or any other medium. Please respect and honor the copyright laws, which protect NO! and the independent filmmaker/cultural worker who made the film over a period of 12-years.

What are Aishah Shahidah Simmons’s fees to attend a virtual screening of NO! The Rape Documentary, and participate in a virtual post screening Q&A or panel?

Please use the CONTACT FORM to share detailed information about the program and your budget.

What are Aishah Shahidah Simmons’s other projects?

In 2016, after devoting almost her entire time to NO! The Rape Documentary for almost two decades, Aishah expanded her attention to disrupting and ending childhood sexual abuse. You can learn more about her #LoveWITHAccountability® Project, including her edited 2020 Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology, Love WITH Accountability: Digging Up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse at loveWITHaccountability.com.

Her next project, funded by a 2020 Soros Media Fellowship, is the capstone to her trilogy of Black survivor-centered cultural works that utilize storytelling as a praxis for healing, accountability, ending adult rape and childhood sexual violence without relying on carceral justice.

How may I support this work?

If you’d like to make a financial donation in support of the work in general, or in addition to the $19.99 NO! streaming rental fee,
please send funds to PayPal: paypal.me/afrolezproductions | $CashApp: $Afrolez | Venmo: @Afrolez

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Aishah Shahidah Simmons is an award-winning cultural worker who is a childhood sexual abuse and adult rape survivor. She is not a therapist or a rape counselor. She is not collecting additional rape survivor testimonies. If you've been raped or sexually assaulted, battered, and/or are contemplating suicide, please contact the following numbers: 

Black Women’s Blueprint: 347-533-9102/3 or 646-647-5414

GLBT National Hotlines: 888-843-4564 | 888-246-7443 (Youth) | 888-234-7243 (seniors)

National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs: 212-714-1141 (English and Spanish)

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Rape Abuse Incest National Network (RAINN): 1-800-656-4673

Trevor Project: National Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth: 1-866-488-7386

Trans Lifeline (TGNC): 1-877-565-8860

Please also click HERE for a list of predominantly BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) survivor-lead organizations that provide support and resources for survivors.