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Surviving Sex Trafficking
Directed bySadhvi Siddhali Shree
Produced by
Sadhvi Siddhali Shree Sadhvi Anubhuti
Edited byZack Tzourtzouklis
Music byAndor Sperling
Production
company
Distributed by
Stopping Traffic Productions Siddhayatan Tirth Productions
Release date
  • March 25, 2022 (2022-03-25)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Surviving Sex Trafficking is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Sadhvi Siddhali Shree and produced by the team of monks at Siddhayatan Tirth.[1]

The film focuses on the ongoing sex trafficking and sexual abuse in the United States and worldwide based upon stories of the survivors who were sex trafficked by their abusers.[2][3]

Synopsis

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Surviving Sex Trafficking is a follow up of 2017 documentary Stopping Traffic by Sadhvi Siddhali Shree. It addresses the global problem of sex trafficking and features interviews with the survivors named Angela Williams, Rachel D. Fischer and Kendra Geronimo.[4] The story rotates around the lives of those victims, their struggle for freedom, including the incidents after setting themselves free, and the mental trauma they had to deal with.[5][6]

Sadhvi Siddhali Shree herself is also featured in the documentary and shares her own story of child abuse and PTSD.[7] The production team travelled various parts of United States including Houston, Miami, Las Vegas and New Jersey and other countries like Hungary, India, Philippines, and Ethiopia gathering stories of the women who have been the victims of sex trafficking and somehow managed to escape.[8][9] The film also highlights the fact that only 1% of the 45 million victims manage to escape and survive once trafficked.[5][10]

Production

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Surviving Sex Trafficking is the second documentary which has been directed and produced by Sadhvi Siddhali Shree after her first documentary, Stopping Traffic which was released in 2017.[11][12] She is a US based Jain monk, film director, author, TEDx speaker, Iraq War veteran and victim of child abuse.[1]

Alyssa Milano, Jeannie Mai and Jeezy are the executive producers of the documentary and the production house is Siddhayatan Tirth.[13][14] The film has been inspired by the teachings of non-violence by Acharya Shree Yogeesh, who is also the executive producer of the film.[15] Sadhvi Anubhuti is the co-producer.[13]

Release

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Surviving Sex Trafficking had its official worldwide premiere at the Vail Film Festival in 2021.[16] The film was released in theaters on March 25, 2022, and was made available on streaming platforms on April 15, 2022.[17][18] On January 25, 2023, in recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the documentary was screened by the students for violence prevention at Pittsburg State University.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b "'Surviving Sex Trafficking' Reveals the Tortured Faces of the Sex Trafficking Epidemic". ca.news.yahoo.com. March 22, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Hainsfurther, Stephanie (February 4, 2022). "Local Producer Brings "Surviving Sex Trafficking" to SF Film Fest". The Paper. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Alyssa Milano on Highlighting Plight of Sex Trafficking Survivors in New Documentary". Cheddar. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Jiménez, Clavel Rangel (May 18, 2022). "Surviving Sex Trafficking, el documental de una monja latina contra la explotación sexual de mujeres". El Tiempo Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "SURVIVING SEX TRAFFICKING – Review by April Neale – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS". March 15, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "'Surviving Sex Trafficking' Producer Siddhali Shree Calls for Longer Prison Sentences". TMZ. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  7. ^ A monk is making films to raise awareness of sex trafficking | CNN, March 23, 2022, retrieved January 28, 2023
  8. ^ Johnson, Ted (September 18, 2020). "Alyssa Milano, Jeannie Mai Mobilize For New Project On Sex Trafficking Survivors". Deadline. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Survivor Recalls Brutal Beating, Harrowing Escape In 'Surviving Sex Trafficking'". Oxygen Official Site. April 22, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Watch: Exclusive "Surviving Sex Trafficking" Clip Sees a Survivor Sharing Her Story & Reclaiming Her Power". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  11. ^ Soni, Monita (November 5, 2020). "Jain Dharma Leads Sadhvis to Direct Sex Trafficking Film". India Currents. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "Sex trafficking victim recounts harrowing escape in new doc". New York Post. April 21, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  13. ^ a b Carey, Matthew (February 22, 2022). "'Surviving Sex Trafficking' Trailer: New Film Documents Experience Of Women Survivors "Without Sugar-Coating The Harsh Reality"". Deadline. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "Video Jeannie Mai Jenkins on combating anti-Asian violence and new documentary". ABC News. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  15. ^ Schager, Nick (March 22, 2022). "The Tortured Faces of the Sex Trafficking Epidemic". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  16. ^ Surviving Sex Trafficking (2021) – IMDb, retrieved January 30, 2023
  17. ^ "Surviving Sex Trafficking", Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved January 28, 2023
  18. ^ Samo, R.C. (April 13, 2022). "'Surviving Sex Trafficking' Documentary Comes to VOD April 15". Fanboynation.
  19. ^ "PSU students to raise awareness for sex trafficking victims". news.yahoo.com. January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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