Optional Evening Program - Screening of "Not My Life"
This year's optional evening program will be a screening of the documentary "Not My Life."
About Not My Life
A film about slavery in our time. A story about the way the world is.Directed, written, and produced by Academy Award nominee Robert Bilheimer, Not My Lifeis the first film comprehensively to depict the cruel and dehumanizing practices of global human trafficking and modern slavery. Speaking for many of the courageous and compassionate individuals around the world fighting this modern plague, Bilheimer recently stated that “it is difficult to imagine anything more evil, or cruel, than this multi billion-dollar industry flourishing in our midst. How we respond, as a human family, to this pervasive and ubiquitous crime is the greatest moral challenge of our time.”Filmed on five continents, in a dozen countries, Not My Lifefeatures more than fifty interviews with trafficking victims and their advocates in government, law enforcement, civil society, and the private sector. From 10 year-old girls raped in USA truck stops or brothels in India; to street beggars in Africa; to domestic servants in Washington, D. C., Not My Lifetake viewers into a world that is difficult to imagine, let alone accept. Heartbreaking though many of its stories may be, ultimately, however, Not My Life’smessage is an inspiring one of hope. “Eachof us” declares Desmond Tutu, who was interviewed for the film, “has the capacity to become a saint.” Despite the evil it portrays, Not My Lifeis a tribute to the enormous resilience of the human spirit, a moving and memorable testament that even in these harsh times, all hope need not be lost.
For more information, please visit: www.notmylife.org2
About Not My Life
A film about slavery in our time. A story about the way the world is.Directed, written, and produced by Academy Award nominee Robert Bilheimer, Not My Lifeis the first film comprehensively to depict the cruel and dehumanizing practices of global human trafficking and modern slavery. Speaking for many of the courageous and compassionate individuals around the world fighting this modern plague, Bilheimer recently stated that “it is difficult to imagine anything more evil, or cruel, than this multi billion-dollar industry flourishing in our midst. How we respond, as a human family, to this pervasive and ubiquitous crime is the greatest moral challenge of our time.”Filmed on five continents, in a dozen countries, Not My Lifefeatures more than fifty interviews with trafficking victims and their advocates in government, law enforcement, civil society, and the private sector. From 10 year-old girls raped in USA truck stops or brothels in India; to street beggars in Africa; to domestic servants in Washington, D. C., Not My Lifetake viewers into a world that is difficult to imagine, let alone accept. Heartbreaking though many of its stories may be, ultimately, however, Not My Life’smessage is an inspiring one of hope. “Eachof us” declares Desmond Tutu, who was interviewed for the film, “has the capacity to become a saint.” Despite the evil it portrays, Not My Lifeis a tribute to the enormous resilience of the human spirit, a moving and memorable testament that even in these harsh times, all hope need not be lost.
For more information, please visit: www.notmylife.org2