Film Analysis of Sex+Money: a National Search for Human Worth

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Sex + Money: A National Search for Human Worth is the title of a film directed by Joel Angyal and produced by Morgan Perry. The film aimed to address the problems with awareness, resources, and organization in the mission to end sex trafficking in the United States. In 2007, a group of photojournalist students traveled to more than 20 nations in an attempt to bring awareness through their love of photography and social justice work. Sex + Money calls to our attention that Americans are, for the most part, aware that sex trafficking happens abroad yet they do not believe it exists domestically. The problem here lies in education, but another major issue involves resources. A highly conservative estimate of the number of child sex trafficking victims in America is between 100,000 to 300,000, yet there are less than 100 beds available in restoration homes. The film seeks to explain that humans can fix this. What needs to happen is organization. In the student’s words, “There is a lack of central organization to help mobilize the masses and connect various anti-sex trafficking initiatives.” The combination of success in the three areas of awareness, resources, and organization would result in the most positive movement towards ending modern day slavery this nation has ever seen. I had not realized, walking into the film, that I had seen it before last year when I was gathering information for a research paper. That being said, I am pleased that I stayed because watching it a second time was a different experience. Afterwards I participated in a group discussion. One of the most interesting points brought up was the perpetuation of trafficking through pornography. There is little research on the involvement porn has in trafficking yet it is known that there are connections; it promotes the “violence is sexy” mentality and is propaganda for trafficking. The industry

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