OUGD505: The Candy Shop

Helen suggested to watch short film, The Candy Shop, a film which initiative is to help fight against child sex trafficking. The film is being made for the Doorpost Film Project, and with support from 12Stone Church and Street Grace. The Candy Shop is a Fairytale/Parable about the child sex trafficking epidemic that has overrun the city of Atlanta. They are using the film to not only raise awareness but provoke meaningful action towards this issue taking place in our own backyard.

Up to 500 underaged girls a month are trafficked for sex in the city of Atlanta. It’s the number one city in the country for child sex trafficking.. The 10th in the world.

This film represents the spearhead of a citywide and possibly a nationwide campaign.
It is not a documentary. It is not a PSA. It is the beginning of a movement.

It was a wonderful and creative parallel film about a very sad, sinister, and greedy operation. I suppose some people could even watch this and not realise its on sex trafficking, girls turning into candy to be sold is a very powerful analogy, it takes away their identity. Its a good way of spreading awareness to this brutal reality. I particular like the fact that there was emphasis that this behaviour cant be stopped easily with the candy shop owner saying "Ill always be here"which is a horrible truth for now. I don't know how you could have such exquisite aesthetic taste in transmitting an idea of such horrendous theme.