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Dreamcatcher / Dogwoof ; Rise Films, Green Acres Films & Vixen Films present ; in association with Impact Partners [and 3 others] ; director, Kim Longinotto ; producers, Lisa Stevens, Teddy Leifer.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Myers-Powell, Brenda.
- Prostitution--Illinois--Chicago.
- Prostitution.
- Human trafficking.
- Abused women.
- Social work with prostitutes.
- Illinois--Chicago.
- Social work with prostitutes--Illinois--Chicago.
- Abused women--Illinois--Chicago.
- Human trafficking--Illinois--Chicago.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (1 hr., 43 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : [Distributed by] Women Make Movies, [2021]
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- For twenty-five years Brenda Myers-Powell called herself 'Breezy' and she dominated her world, or that's what she thought. It was a world that had turned her into a teenage, drug-addicted prostitute. After a violent encounter with a 'john,' Brenda woke up in the hospital and decided to change her life. Today she is a beacon of hope and a pillar of strength for hundreds of women and girls as young as fourteen who want to change their own lives. Dreamcatcher explores the cycle of neglect, violence and exploitation which each year leaves thousands upon thousands of girls and women feeling that prostitution is their only option to survive. By following the very charming, charismatic and truly empathic Brenda, we enter the lives of young women and see in verite footage their realities from their points of view.
- Participant:
- Featuring, Brenda Myers-Powell.
- Credits:
- Editor, Ollie Huddleston ; cinematographer, Kim Longinotto ; composer, Stuart Earl.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Rise Films, Green Acres Films & Vixen Films, ©2014; previously released in 2015.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 19, 2021).
- Publisher Number:
- wm-dcatch Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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