Film available for the following regions:
Italy
Synopsis:
When Chelo meets Virginia Isaías, a Mexican woman kidnapped and forced into prostitution for a sex-trafficking network in Chiapas, she undertakes a journey of introspection that shatters the silence about sexual abuse in her own life.
Awards:
Best Documentary Feature - 59th Southern California Journalism Awards (USA, 2017); Best Documentary Humanitarian Award - Women’s Intl. Film and Television Showcase (USA, 2017); Best Documentary and Audience Award - Malibu International Film Festival (USA, 2016); First Prize & Silver Biznaga - Asserting Women’s Rights - Malaga Film Festival (Spain, 2016)
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Biophilmography:
Journalist and filmmaker Alvarez-Stehle started her artistic career in Tokyo in the 90s, developing documentary films for NHK and as resporet for Spain's El Mundo. In 1995, she moved to Los Angeles and kept writing on social issues for El Mundo and other magazines. In 2002, she transitioned to documentary filmmaking and social impact video games. She currently produces/directs documentaries and provides advice for campaigns on the impact of documentaries.
Screenplay:
Chelo Alvarez-Stehle
Director of Photography:
Vicente Franco
Editing:
María Ulloa, María Zeiss, Kate Amend, Jean-Philippe Boucicaut
Soundtrack:
Jason Martín Castillo
Sound:
Peter Rincon
Cast:
Virginia Isaias, Lala Isaías
Production:
innerLENS Productions
LEGENDA:
European Union = the 27 EU countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Malta)3 Americas = from Alaska to Patagonia