Daughters and Sons: Preventing Child Trafficking in the Golden Triangle
25 minutes, 2008 (Documentary)
Directed by Sarah Feinbloom ’83
Screening:
Saturday, 3:00 p.m.
A
poignant documentary about the efforts of human rights activist, Sompop
Jantraka, to combat the spreading plague of child sex slavery. The film opens
with a pedophile describing sex with a 10-year-old little girl as "just
the way it is here." Jantraka passionately disagrees and has devoted his
life to combating trafficking at its source by convincing families that
education is a better alternative to selling their children. Compelling and insightful,
"Daughters and Sons" conveys the urgent need to protect children
before they are trafficked. In Jantraka's words, "save them today because
tomorrow is too late."
Filmmaker Bio:
Sarah Feinbloom '83 is an award-winning filmmaker whose work includes
documentaries, dramatic narrative, and fundraising videos. In April
2005 she finished Daughters and Sons - Preventing Child-trafficking in the Golden Triangle
a half hour documentary that she produced, directed and shot. Daughters
and Sons is being used to raise money to support the Development and
Educational Program for Daughters and Communities in Thailand which
rescues children before they are trafficked into the sex-industry and
other forms of forced labor. Daughters and Sons premiered at the
Boston International Film Festival and was featured on NPR’s The World,
a co-production of the BBC and WGBH. To date the film has raised over
$200,000, and was awarded Best Child Advocacy Short, at the 2006
Artivist Film Festival.
