The film Very Young Girls introduces us to the cold hard facts of child sexual exploitation in the United states. The director, David Schisgall and his team, follow the women who work at GEMS (Girls Education and Mentoring Services) and the girls who use their services. The reality is that girls as young as thirteen are trapped in the cycle of sexual abuse at the hands of their pimps.
After the screening, Schisgall was joined by his co-directors, a social worker from GEMS and one of the girls in the film, Shaquana. Someone... (more...)
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