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Resources
Private Violence (2014)
Every day in the U.S., at least four women are murdered by abusive (and often, ex-) partners. The knee-jerk response is to ask: why doesn’t she just leave?” Private Violence shatters the brutality of this logic.
Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North (2008)
Producer/Director Katrina Browne tells the story of her forefathers, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. Given the myth that the South is solely responsible for slavery, viewers will be surprised to learn that Browne’s ancestors were Northerners.
Girl Model (2011)
Despite a lack of obvious similarities between Siberia and Tokyo, a thriving model industry connects these distant regions. Girl Model follows two protagonists involved in this industry
Cecilia (2015)
Delhi-based documentary filmmaker Johar Pankaj investigates the mysterious death of his housekeeper’s 14-year-old daughter. The human trafficker whom he believes is responsible is being protected by city officials and by the deceased teenager’s own relatives.
Great Decisions in Foreign Policy: Modern Day Slavery (2016)
Human trafficking represents a multibillion in international trade per annum and continues to be one of the fastest growing criminal industries. While undeniably a global phenomenon, the U.S., as one of the world’s leading human trafficking importers, bears a special responsibility to combat this practice.
Notes to My Father (2017)
Set in the beautiful landscape of Southern India, this VR film is a moving story about love, trauma and reconciliation between a father and daughter. Centered around a sex trafficking survivor named Ramadevi, the VR film takes you into her traumatic world through a letter written for her father, who unintentionally played a role in her adolescence living in a brothel.
Rape for Profit (2012)
A few selectively chosen cases of underage girls being forced into prostitution is used to condemn the entire prostitution industry.
The K-11 Project (2012) (VIDEO)
In Sands of Silence, a 15-year quest to expose the underworld of sex trafficking from Asia to the Americas leads journalist Chelo Alvarez-Stehle back to the windswept beach where her childhood ended and family secrets began.
Sands of Silence (2015)
In Sands of Silence, a 15-year quest to expose the underworld of sex trafficking from Asia to the Americas leads journalist Chelo Alvarez-Stehle back to the windswept beach where her childhood ended and family secrets began.
Finding Home (2014)
Finding Home is a unique documentary about trafficking, as the stories go far beyond the actual trafficking experiences. Finding Home shows in depth the struggle, growth, and challenges that come with trying to pick a life back up after it has been fragmented.