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Film Screening: In Our Backyard
Jesse Hamilton
November 18, 2016
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Privileged to be a small part of filmmaker Danielle Rose’s award-winning documentary “In Our Backyard.” Her incisive exploration of sex trafficking in Brooklyn is eye opening. Thanks as well to Executive Director of ECPAT-USA Carol Smolenski, and Survivor Advocates Iryna and Shandra, for serving on a panel at the Park Slope United Methodist Church. Thanks to all the neighbors who joined us for an insightful discussion of this serious issue.
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