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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

You Have Three More Days to See Rape for Profit at Bellevue's Lincoln Square Cinemas

Posted by on Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:40 AM

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From the film's website:

Typically known for coffeehouses and cloud cover, Seattle has also gained another title: 3rd most child prostitutes in the nation. Experts estimate that there are up to 300,000 underage girls sexually trafficked nationally every year. These girls (many as young as 12 and 13 years old) are bought and sold for the pleasure of men all over the country. This isn’t just happening in 3rd world countries, it’s happening right here in our own backyards. None of these little girls want to be out in the freezing cold night after night to get into cars with strange men; they are trapped inside a system of coercion and fear that gives them no hope for a normal childhood – much less a healthy future.

This feature-length documentary from Mew Films is the product of hundreds of hours of ridealong footage with Sea-Tac street crimes unit and the Seattle high-risk victims unit, including undercover sting operations and interviews with some of Seattle’s leading politicians...This powerful film hopes to shed light on this growing problem and uncover the solution to the atrocities happening to Seattle’s daughters, nieces, and friends. Rape For Profit partners with local law enforcement, teen shelters, and non-profit organizations to help educate the city of Seattle on what is going on right in front of them.

Rape for Profit has extended its run at Lincoln Square through this Thursday. Full info here.

 

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TVDinner 1
Sounds uplifting.
Posted by TVDinner http:// on December 18, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Sargon Bighorn 2
WOW Those Hetero-folk are some nasty ass bitches.
Posted by Sargon Bighorn on December 18, 2012 at 10:18 AM
gloomy gus 3
Quite a few evangelicals in the production credits, I see. "Mew Films exists as a way to bring Christ to the world of film through excellence." Okey dokey.
Posted by gloomy gus on December 18, 2012 at 10:33 AM
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Wow I'm stoked to see this on the Stranger. I was an editor on the project. There is much work and much awareness to be brought to the issue!
Posted by rileytaylor on December 18, 2012 at 11:51 AM
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@gloomy gus shoot, I wonder if people of any other creed, race, or orientation were involved that doesn't match up with my way of thinking... we had better watch out.
Posted by JesseJames on December 18, 2012 at 12:05 PM
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the films is "alright"
Posted by John.Baily on December 18, 2012 at 6:57 PM
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Can anyone prove those claims are true?
Posted by BallardBoy on December 19, 2012 at 3:03 AM
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@BallardBoy In the film we interviewed a cultural anthropologist who has working with the city of Seattle, and collecting data and information. She published an article on the issue, and believes her estimates are actually conservative. Here's a link: http://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/dom… Other stats are collected from other sources. - Riley
Posted by rileytaylor on December 19, 2012 at 11:03 AM

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