How One Film Aims To Put An End To Sex Trafficking With Melody C. Miller

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Science, Self-improvement, Documentary, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Education

5.0 • 22 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Trigger Warning: Sex Trafficking Sex trafficking is one of the most serious crimes in the world right now. But with so much obscurity surrounding it, no one pays that much attention to solving it. Melody C. Miller puts this topic into the spotlight by making it the central plot of her film California’s Forgotten Children. Joining Corinna Bellizzi, the Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker explains how she hopes to utilize her film as a tool to raise awareness about the sexual trafficking of young girls throughout the world. She talks about her experiences talking with real-life abuse victims and her collaboration with various organizations in putting the film together. Melody also shares tips on how to report human trafficking within your own area and the right language to use when contacting the authorities to get an apt response from them. About Guest:Melody C. Miller is an Emmy Award-Winning filmmaker and cinematographer. She released her first feature film California's Forgotten Children (2018) which won Best Documentary at the Soho International Film Festival and has been impacting viewers at numerous notable film festivals around the world. The documentary screened at the United States of Women Summit and at the United States Senate encouraging policymakers in creating laws and policies to combat trafficking. Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcmfilmmaker Guest Website: https://www.mcmfilmmaker.com, https://www.californiasforgottenchildren.com Guest Social: https://www.instagram.com/melodycmiller, https://www.instagram.com/californiasforgottenchildren/ Additional Resources Mentioned:Human Trafficking Hotline: · By phone: 1-888-373-7888· By email: help@humantraffickinghotline.org· By text: text HELP to 233733 (BEFREE)· Online chat: www.humantraffickinghotline.orgNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255National Runaway Safeline: 800-RUN-AWAY Previous Episode: A Safer Society: Ending Sexual Violence Through Survivors’ Stories With Tim Mousseau - https://caremorebebetter.com/a-safer-society-ending-sexual-violence-through-survivors-stories-with-tim-mousseau Show Notes: - Raw Audio00:00 - Introduction01:50 - Melody's inspiration and collaborations06:33 - Corrina's story of running away09:46 - Supporting sexually exploited young girls16:05 - Right language to use21:49 - Tips for reporting human trafficking23:56 - Film takeaways27:39 - How to stop sex trafficking30:52 - Film screening moments35:50 - How to screen Melody’s film40:30 - Melody’s future projects and breast cancer awareness42:46 - Closing WordsLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! https://caremorebebetter.com Follow us on social and join the conversation! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/caremorebebetter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/CareMore.BeBetter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareMoreBeBetter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/care-more-be-better Twitter: https://twitter.com/caremorebebetter Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/care-more-be-better Support Care More. Be Better: A Social Impact + Sustainability PodcastCare More Be Better answers only to our collective conscience and aims to put more good into the world. As a listener, reader, and subscriber you are part of this pod and this community and we are honored to have your support. If you can, please help finance the show: https://caremorebebetter.com/donate.

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0:00.0	Host the screening of our film, California's for children, in your community, in your schools.
0:06.0	Have a discussion. Just ignite your community to talk about it. Even if you're in a different state,
0:11.0	it's important to start talking about the statistics and what's going on in your state and have that conversation.
0:19.0	Bring in local nonprofits, the police department, get the
0:22.0	district attorney involved, and invite all your community to come. Start ignite that and encourage
0:28.9	them to have more events to continue the discussion and also create a coalition, an anti-trafficking coalition in your community, and start working with all the resources that you have, or even if you don't have resources, outreach to other locations like other states, organizations or the big national organizations, and ask for help on how you can establish more funding for safe homes and
0:56.7	rehabilitation services and more funding for police training.
1:01.0	Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact
1:08.0	of conscious companies and everyday heroes. Hear inspiring stories
1:12.6	from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain. You'll learn how you
1:17.2	can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today. Here's your host,
1:22.5	Karina Belizzi. Hello, fellow do-goaters and friends. I'm your host, Karina Belizzi. I'm going to jump right into
1:31.2	today's episode, because if I don't, I might not have the same courage to continue. I should start
1:37.8	with a bit of a trigger warning, but I also just want to say for everyone who listens to this show
1:42.7	for content on sustainability and
1:44.9	climate activism, trust, this is on social impact. Everybody's impacted by where our
1:51.3	environment is heading. I'll get to that trigger warning. Today, we are going to talk
1:56.4	about sex trafficking. It may trigger you. It may trigger me. There may be tears, but I promise
2:02.6	you it will be worth the journey. I'm thrilled to introduce Melody Miller. She's an Emmy
2:07.6	award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer who recently released her first featured film called
2:14.0	California's Forgotten Children. It won the best documentary at Soho International Film Festival,
2:19.8	among many other accolades. Now, I got started recording this show and jumped the gun.
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