It’s a book!

Announcing the completion of our new project, WITHOUT EQUALITY/WITHOUT CONSENT

Stay Tuned!

We are writing to our friends who have supported WITHOUT CONSENT – our photo essay inspired by the photographs of ten women arrested for prostitution in Denver. We have decided to re-schedule the exhibition of WITHOUT CONSENT into the fall of 2019.

Between now and then, we are working with small groups to ensure that WITHOUT CONSENT most effectively conveys the stories of three of these women. This process is very much like early cuts in filmmaking; all part of honoring the work and the women whose stories we tell.

Photograph by Taylor Cadwell

Accountability of Purchasers

For those of you following recent controversies in Florida involving sex trafficking and prostitution, we are redistributing our May 2015 UPDATE on a significant change in federal law at that time:

In May 2015, Congress passed President Obama’s Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015.  Anti-trafficking organizations including the international Coalition Against Trafficking in Women lobbied hard for the bill.

One victory took the form of an amendment to the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act, section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, “the TVPA.” Several Courts of Appeal had addressed the accountability of purchasers. In United States vs. Jungers, 702 F.3d 1066 (8th Cir. 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit had ruled that the TVPA applied not only to sellers, but also to purchasers – the “johns.”

The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 amended the TVPA to conform to the Eighth Circuit’s interpretation. The words “solicits or patronizes” were added to the sex trafficking statute, making absolutely clear for judges, juries, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials that criminals who purchase sexual acts from human trafficking victims may be arrested, prosecuted, and convicted as sex trafficking offenders when this is merited by the facts of a particular case.

Under the TVPA as amended, in all jurisdictions, federal law criminalizes purchasers and pimps alike.

It’s here! Announcing the launch of our newly redesigned website

Film and Law Productions is proud to launch our redesigned website, www.filmandlaw.com.

Since we founded Film and Law in 2011, we’ve made hundreds of friends and allies like you, and we are excited to be back in touch. The new design has the same fine aesthetics but simplifies our content, highlights the impact of visual knowledge, and increases the visibility of our projects.

Now playing

The new site offers a radically better way to view the 2018 edit of our award-winning documentary A Civil Remedy. You can stream A CIVIL REMEDY online – for rent or purchase. You choose. Watch the film and learn about critical revisions in federal law that hold the full line-up of sex traffickers accountable.

Get the whole story

The newest feature is UPDATES. You now have the latest news on films and law, our recent awards and recognitions. Our first scheduled event is the exhibition of WITHOUT CONSENT, the photo essay project that we began in Woods Hole, four years ago.

Welcome to the new Film and Law

A place for inspirational visuals and blunt writing, introspection, and creative advocacy. We hope you enjoy it.

A special thanks to Apex Production.