The idea of “choice” played a significant role in conceptualizing the work of Free the Girls in El Salvador. How does one facilitate self-realization in situations where free will has been stripped away? This film delves into the complexities of those forced into exploitation while highlighting their remarkable resilience and the non-linear path towards towards freedom and self-determination.

I am deeply humbled to have learned from these women warriors and those that serve alongside them. Thank you Free the Girls and Mission to El Salvador for partnering with these women to experience the depths of liberation.

I’m ever so grateful for the team that made this possible:

Client: Free the Girls

Executive Producer: Tanya Martineau

Producer: Van Dinh

Director: Tanya Martineau

Writer: Emma LeMay

Survivor Consultant: Jean Nangwala

In-country producer: Isabel Imery

DP: Gabriel Serra Arguello

AC/Gaffer: Camilo Henriquez

Editor: Andres Vazquez

Assistant Editor: Frankie Tejeda