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California's Forgotten Children
''California's Forgotten Children'' is an American feature Documentary film, documentary directed by Melody C. Miller. Winning Best Documentary at the 2018 Soho International Film Festival, the film follows a diverse group of resilient survivors who have overcome commercial sexual exploitation of children and are changing the world by ensuring no child is left behind. The film features stories from Time (magazine), ''Time'' Time 100, 100 Most Influential People Withelma "T" Ortiz Walker Pettigrew, attorney Carissa Phelps, academic scholar Minh Dang, activist Leah Albright-Byrd, therapist Nikolaos Al-Khadra, and educator Rachel Thomas, ''M. Ed''. The film supports the stories of survivors with current statistics and perspectives of sexual exploitation from professionals in social services, law enforcement, advocates, and child welfare; such as California Against Slavery, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and TraffickingSaving Innocence [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carissa Phelps
Carissa Liana Phelps (born September 12, 1976) is an American author, attorney, and advocate for sexually exploited runaway children and homeless youth. She is known as the subject of the award-winning documentary, ''Carissa'', directed by David Sauvage and produced by Davis Guggenheim, Chad Troutwine, and Jamie McCourt. The 2008 film revisits her life as a sexually exploited runaway child living on the streets of Fresno, California. Having been involved in various petty crimes and probation violations, as well as grand theft auto,Phelps, Carissa; and Larkin Warren (2012). ''Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets, One Helping Hand at a Time'', Viking Adult/Penguin Group Publishing, page 105. she was incarcerated at the CK Wakefield Home for Boys during a pilot program to voluntarily integrate girls into the facility by the California Youth Authority. Teaching herself mathematics and working to overcome numerous rapes, sexual exploitation, and substance abuse and addict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |