California's Forgotten Children - Documentary

A project in Berkeley, CA by Melody C. Miller
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Child sex trafficking survivors and activists are taking on 1.5 million exploiters in America.
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Funded: $18,579 of $15,000
Dates: Oct 16th -> Nov 18th (33 days)
Project By: Melody C. Miller
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THANK YOU - THE FINAL STRETCH ENDS AT 10 PM TONIGHT

November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Kickstarter Bakers, Thank you to everyone who contributing to this film and making this dream of ours a reality! We couldn’t do it without you! It really excites us that we can now finish the documentary and we know that is is going to be a... (Read More)

ABC7 News, Leyla Gulen features California's Forgotten Children Documentary

November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
http://abc7news.com/society/filmmaker-hopes-to-draw-attention-to-bay-area-sex-trafficking-/396519/  (Read More)

Project featured on IndieWire and Empowering Survivor Story

November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
California's Forgotten Children Documentary is selected as project of the week for Indiewire. Please vote please vote today and we might win a consultation with SnagFilms about distribution! click here to vote Here is the... (Read More)

MALE SURVIVOR STORY

November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
9 DAYS OF STORIESIf we can raise our 1st stretch goal then we can enhance the overall post-production value of the film, AND we can shoot B-Roll for a male survivor that we recently interviewed during the campaign so we can incorporate his powerful... (Read More)

YAY WE MADE OUR FIRST GOAL

November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear wonderful friends and family, WE MADE OUR FIRST GOAL! This is very exciting because we will not have the risk to loose any of the money that we raised. Thank you to everyone who donated and your help to make this dream come true! We have a new... (Read More)

EXCITING NEWS! DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR MATCH

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
DONATE TO THE FILM TODAY AND IT WILL BE DOUBLED! We have a donor that is going to double any donations made TODAY between 6am to 10pm! Please share with friends and family who might be interested in donating to the film or if you wanted to increase... (Read More)

9 DAYS OF STORIES

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
9 DAYS 9 STORIES SERIES: Over the next few days of the campaign we will be featuring a short story from a survivor, advocate, police officer, attorney, artist, parent, and more on how they are contributing to the fight to end child sex... (Read More)

JOURNEY BEHIND THE FILM - PART 2

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
TRAVELING ACROSS CALIFORNIA ON A SHOE STRING BUDGET Director's Statement by Melody Miller I do not have a car but I have the drive and the passion to not let any struggle to get in my way, so I take buses and trains with all my equipment (lights,... (Read More)

Activists Against Child Sex Trafficking - Speak Peek - Short clip interviews

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Attorney from Coalition to Abolish Slavery creating a movement to end slavery  You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 Attorney helping youth who are criminalized and put in jail for their enslavement You'll need... (Read More)

JOURNEY BEHIND THE FILM - PART 1

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Over the next few three weeks of the campaign, we will be sharing with you the story of California's Forgotten Children. HOW IT STARTEDThe journey for director Melody Miller began in high school, originally from the San Francisco/Bay Area, at age... (Read More)

ABC News features California's Forgotten Children Documentary

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
California's Forgotten Children Documentary will be featured in a short news report in early November 2014. Director, Melody Miller was interviewed by Leyla Gulen from ABC News San Francisco/Bay Area, they talked about the problems and solutions on... (Read More)

Three minute trailer begins to save lives in high school classroom

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Statement from the Director Melody Miller: Yesterday,  I visited my high school I graduated from, showed this documentary's three minute trailer, and opened a discussion in a classroom about child sex trafficking. I asked the students if they have... (Read More)

Clip of the Day: Undercover Female Police Officer

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to all the people who donated these past few days. We are truly grateful for your help in being a backer of our documentary.  _________________________________________________________________________ This week's clip is from Holly Joshi... (Read More)

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