A young woman who is campaigning to have a controversial men's rights documentary screened at her university claims she has been labelled a "traitor" by feminist groups on campus.

Cassie Jaye's documentary 'The Red Pill' – which explores male experiences of gender bias - was set to be shown at the University of Sydney but was pulled last week following backlash from the student community.

Many have claimed the documentary gives a platform to "rape apologists" and promotes "misogynistic hate", but Renee Gorman has argued silencing male perspectives of gendered discrimination or disadvantage breeches freedom of speech.

The journalism student claims she has come under fire from feminist organisations since joining other conservative and libertarian groups to raise money for a screening.

"I'm a female. I'm from a rough background. By all their accounts, I should be on their side, so should Cassie Jaye, but we're traitors and what's worse, we're trying to protect men," she told Sky News.

"It really shows that the left try and say they hate white men the most but what they hate equally as much, if not more, are people that don't fit the moulds or the labels that they assign."

Ms Gorman acknowledged the film broaches confronting topics but thinks it is important to tackle tough issues, even if they make her "uncomfortable".

Dendy, a nearby cinema in Newtown, has also cancelled a viewing of the 2016 documentary.

The film's creator has refuted claims 'The Red Pill' is men's rights propaganda and said it instead explores issues about male suicide rates, workplace discrimination, sexual assault and family court issues.

Ms Jaye said creating the documentary made her question her own feminist beliefs and realise men can be "disadvantaged and discriminated against".

The University of Sydney Union released a statement after cancelling its screening which said the film had the "capacity to intimidate and physically threaten women on campus."

It said the film was rooted in an ideology which "dehumanises women" and argued some of the men who feature heavily in the film promoted women being seen as "sex objects".