Very Young Girls
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Directed by | David Schisgall and Nina Alvarez |
Distributed by | Showtime |
Release date | 2007 |
Country | US |
Language | English |
Very Young Girls is a 2007
The film documents the work of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS), a recovery center founded and operated by Rachel Lloyd, a survivor of sexual exploitation. She and her staff help girls sent by the court or found on the street that are working in prostitution. The documentary shows that, given a chance to piece their lives back together, many teeter on edge of two different worlds consistently battling the force that suck them back into the underground.[4] Through the use of unprecedented access to girls and pimps, the producers of the documentary hope to "change the way law enforcement, the media and society as a whole view sexual exploitation, street prostitution, and human trafficking that is happening right in our own backyard."[5]
Release
The film was an official selection in the 1821
See also
- Commercial sexual exploitation of children
- International instruments relevant to prostitution of children
- Trafficking of children
References
- ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (4 July 2008). "New York Times review, "Children Without Childhoods"". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2008-12-16. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ^ "AALBC review". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ^ "IMDb review". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "GEMS Official Web site". Archived from the original on 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ "GEMS Press Kit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ^ Showtime Official Site listing
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