World Premiere of the Highly Acclaimed Documentary REDLIGHT
Reporting by Leah
The World Premiere of the highly acclaimed documentary REDLIGHT was held on June 21, 2010 at the SVA Theatre.
TheEvent Host Committee included:
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Ambassador Mark Lagon
Ambassador Swanee Hunt
Ccilia Attias
Ashley Judd
Cindi Leive
Ron Livingston
Marcia Gay Harden
Alyse Nelson
Lauren Bush
Julia Ormond
Petra Nemcova
Elizabeth Berkley
Greg Lauren
Abigail Disney
Andrew Prozes
Seth & Marie Bernstein
This special, inspirational, and moving evening was a multi-pronged event with two screenings:
6:00PM Official World Premiere Red Carpet Screening. As a VIP guestplease join us for the VIP reception after the first screening atCUE Gallery.
9:00PM Red-Carpet general public screening followed by a reception at the SVA lobby.
Both screenings were followed by a Q&A session featuring Nobel Peace Prize nominee Mu Sochua and Filmmakers Guy Jacobson and Adi Ezroni, who both won the prestigious State Departments Global Hero Award for their work.
The proceeds from this event benefitted RedLight Children and Restore NYC, two nonprofit organizations working tirelessly in the fight against slavery and child sexplotation. More slaves exist in the world today than at any other point in history. Human trafficking is a global issue no country is immune from. In order to highlight this global issue, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lucy Liu produced and narrated REDLIGHT, an inspiring and powerful feature documentary about child sexual exploitation.
Filmed over a four year period, REDLIGHT focuses on the personal stories of young victims and two remarkable advocates for change: grass-roots activist Somaly mam and politician Mu Sochua. Botth have since been nominated for the Noble Peace Price and won other numerous human rights awards around the world.
For more information please visit www.redlightchildren.org
