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Sex+ Money: A National Search for Human Worth is a profound and moving film that looks at the reality of child-sex trafficking in the United States.  I had the privilege to work alongside members of the crew who authored a book about the issue and have been following their story ever since. I was able [...]

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Official Sex + Money Trailer

by andrewkooman on January 24, 2011

I’m so proud and inspired by my photogenX friends. If you’re in the States, find out where the film is being played and GO SEE THIS FILM! www.sexandmoneyfilm.com

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Here’s the latest webisode from the documentary filmmakers of Sex + Money: A National Search for Human Worth. The team works with investigators trying to find an American girl kidnapped into Tijuana, fearing she’s been trafficked by a gang. The boys pose as johns looking for young prostitutes. The video highlights the reality of sex [...]

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My Words in Dutch + Swedish

by andrewkooman on June 28, 2010

I was pretty excited today to get two different packages in the mail.  The first was the Swedish translation of the new issue of Eye See Magazine, which is a social justice-focused magazine based out of Colorado.  Published into English and Swedish each issue, it is distributed in seven countries.  This particular issue features one [...]

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John Paul Vicory: Why Orphans Matter

by andrewkooman on June 19, 2010

I met John Paul Vicory a few years ago in Hawaii.  He was part of a troupe of photographers compiling a book of their experience traveling the globe.  I was impacted, especially, by a story he told of the time he and his team spent in conversation with sex workers in the Red Light district [...]

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A number of weeks ago I published a conversation I had with visual artist, filmmaker, and photographer Timothy Dyk, a friend of mine who is currently up to his elbows in paint, creating a series of art pieces he will exhibit in June 2010.  The project ties into another one his life has been consumed [...]

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Sex + Money: Webisode 4

by andrewkooman on April 24, 2010

The Sex + Money: A National Search for Human Worth documentary crew hit up Vancouver, Washington with the Defenders, picketing at a truck stop to raise awareness about the reality of child trafficking.

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Sex + Money: Webisode Two

by andrewkooman on April 6, 2010

See what Demi Moore is tweeting about: Learn about trafficking and sex slavery in the United States.  Follow the Sex + Money film crew as they travel across the States learning about the reality of modern day slavery. Did you know most prostitutes in the USA enter the life of prostitution, trafficked as small children? [...]

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