‘Sands of Silence (SOS) is not a film exclusively about trafficking. Rather, is a film that addresses the interconnectivity of the full spectrum of sexual violence through its common denominator: silence. It is our clear vision that abuse and exploitation survivors need stakeholders to move beyond the silo paradigm that distinguishes one type of abuse/exploitation from another so they can jointly solve the common cause of all abuse and exploitation: survivor and community silence.” More about the film
Please watch “Sands of Silence, Waves of Courage” before joining the film panel discussion.
The film link will be active from Friday June 26 11am till Sunday June 28th 11am and will be sent to Eventbrite registrants.
Zoom links & password for discussion panel will be provided by email to Eventbrite registrants Sunday morning.
Film Discussion & Special Guest: Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, Film Producer/Director
World reporter and filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle producer/director/writer of the feature-length documentary SANDS OF SILENCE: Waves of Courage, has spent over two decades denouncing sexual violence and trafficking through her creative and humanitarian work. She became foreign correspondent for Spain’s El Mundo daily in Tokyo and then in Los Angeles. Chelo was interviewer and assistant director on TIN GIRLS documentary on child trafficking from Nepal to India, where she co-founded the Masala Project, an income-generating spice factory and animal farm for survivors. She has directed/produced several short documentaries, among them, SOLD IN AMERICA: A Modern-Day Tale of Sex Slavery, and developed SOS_SLAVES: Changing the Trafficking Game, a social impact video game. She is currently working on three documentary projects, one of them with sexual aggressors serving time.
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