Documentaries

Dreamcatcher

Kim Longinotto
GBR 2015
104 min
V'15

For 25 years Brenda Myers-Powell called herself Breezy and she dominated her world, or that’s what she thought. It was a world that had turned her into a teenage, drug-addicted prostitute. After a violent encounter, Brenda woke up in the hospital and decided to change her life. Today she is a beacon of hope and a pillar of strength for hundreds of women and girls as young as fourteen who want to change their own lives. DREAMCATCHER explores the cycle of neglect, violence and exploitation which each year leaves thousands upon thousands of girls and women feeling that prostitution is their only option to survive. By following the very charming, charismatic and truly empathic Brenda, we enter the lives of young women and see in verité footage their realities from their points of view. While the world may overlook these women and men, thankfully Brenda has not, providing an unflinching exposé which contrasts seeming hopelessness against the difference that one person can make in the lives of many.

In the presence of Kim Longinotto.

Credits
  • Kim Longinotto
  • Nina Rice
  • Ollie Huddleston
  • Stuart Earl
Rise Films

Dogwoof Global

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