Surviving International Boulevard: Domestic Child Sex Trafficking (NR)

synopsis

This documentary short reveals the complex reality of domestic child sex trafficking through the experiences of two local women from Oakland, California. Driving along International Boulevard's dark streets, a mother recounts her own wild determination to rescue her 15-year-old daughter from a sex trafficker 'boyfriend'. Night after night, combing the dangerous streets of East Oakland, she never gives up on her child. Switching to daylight, a nonprofit advocate and survivor of sexual exploitation shares her 14 years of experience helping young victims get the help they so desperately need. Sarai T. Smith Mazariegos unveils her personal story while breaking down the raw truth about victims and traffickers as it unfolds on the street around her.