Movies

Call + Response (2008)

Running Time: 86 minutes

This documentary urges viewers to help end the global slave trade, portraying a contemporary epidemic in which countless underprivileged and anonymous people – often young women and girls – are sold into various forms of bondage in all corners of the world. — Rotten Tomatoes

The Dark Side of Chocolate (2010)

Running Time: 46 minutes

A team of journalists investigates how human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast fuels the worldwide chocolate industry. The crew interview both proponents and opponents of these alleged practices, and use hidden camera techniques to delve into the gritty world of cocoa plantations.— Andrew McGraw-Herdeg (IMDb)

Invisible Slaves, UNICEF & Calle 13 (2012)

Running Time: 16 minutes

This documentary provides firsthand accounts of trafficking in Latin America and served as the centerpiece of a joint MTV and UNICEF campaign to raise awareness among vulnerable populations about the prevalence of human trafficking within Latin American and U.S. Hispanic communities. — UNICEF USA

The Whistleblower (2011)

Running Time: 112 minutes

Inspired by true events, this is the story of an American policewoman, Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz), who signs on as a UN peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia, only to discover UN complicity in a booming sex trafficking trade. — UNICEF USA

Very Young Girls (2009)

Running Time: 83 minutes

This film chronicles the journey of young women through the world of commercial sexual exploitation in New York City. It highlights the work of activist Rachel Lloyd, a survivor of that world, who founded the recovery organization GEMS to provide help and hope to victims of the sex trade. — UNICEF USA

I am Jane Doe (2017)

Running Time: 99 minutes

Called “a gripping legal thriller” (Esquire), “a powerful call to action” (The Los Angeles Times), “the rare social-issue documentary that has an effect” (The Washington Post), I AM JANE DOE chronicles the epic battle that several American mothers are waging on behalf of their middle-school daughters, victims of sex-trafficking on Backpage.com, the adult classifieds site that for years was part of the Village Voice. — I am Jane Doe

Born into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids (2004)

Running Time: 85 minutes

Documentary photographer Zana Briski journeyed into Calcutta's underworld to photograph the city's prostitutes. In return, she offered to teach the prostitutes' children the basics of photography so that the kids could document their own lives on the streets of one of the world's poorest cities. The resulting photographs, often astonishing, were exhibited around the world; many of them are seen in this film, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2005. — IMDb

The Price of Free (2018)

Running Time: 87 minutes

Follow the thrilling story of Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s journey to liberate every child from slavery. THE PRICE OF FREE follows Satyarthi and his team of activists around the world on secret raid and rescue missions as they hunt for missing children and work to reunite them with their families. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize, US Documentary, Sundance 2018. — Participant

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