Videos to challenge and inspire
3) Amazing Grace, directed by Michael Apted and starring Ioan Gruffudd and Albert Finney. The abolitionist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade. 2006 release.
4) Human Trafficking, a two part mini-series directed by Christian Duguay and starring Donald Sutherland & Mira Sorvino. 2005 release. Details 3 consecutive (and linked) trafficking stories. Set in the USA, Prague, Philippines and Ukraine. One of the best depictions of reality.
5) Trade, directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner and starring Kevin Kline. 2008 release. Set in Mexico and USA.
6) Sex Traffic, directed by David Yates and starring Anamaria Marinca and John Simm. 2004 release. A two part British-Canadian TV drama.
DRAMAS:
3) Born into Brothels, directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman. 2004 release. This film focuses on children growing up in brothel communities in India.
4) “Sex Slaves” is written and directed by Ric Esther Bienstock, and produced in association with CBC-TV, Channel 4 and Canal D (Canada). This gripping documentary exposes the inside of the global sex trade in women from the former Soviet Bloc. (You can view this film online at http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/sex-slaves/)
5) Witness: Fighting the Global Sex Trade is an Al Jazeera documentary from November 2010 profiling Stella Rotaru, who combats trafficking in Moldova. Particularly realistic picture of trafficking in Eastern Europe. Watch it at http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/witness/2010/03/2010316752213346.html
SHORTS:
Two Little Girls. I like this simple, two-minute introduction to the issue, and find it useful for younger audiences. ‘Two Little Girls” was shown as part of the exhibition ‘not Natasha’ by Dana Popa at Impressions Gallery, Bradford, in partnership with Autograph ABP. Find the video clip online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udHSutTF4Us