Tricked (film)
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| Directed by |
John-Keith Wasson Jane I. Wells |
| Produced by |
Jane I. Wells Christina Ljunberg |
| Written by |
Jane I. Wells John-Keith Wasson |
| Music by | Wendy Blackstone |
| Cinematography | John-Keith Wasson |
| Edited by |
Craig McKay A.C.E. Beth Moran Francesco Portinari |
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| Distributed by | First Run Features |
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75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Tricked: The Documentary is a 2013 American documentary film directed by John-Keith Wasson and Jane Wells. It documents human sex trafficking, and its presence within the United States, from the perspectives of the victims involved in sex trafficking, the “johns” who pay for the sex and the pimps responsible for instigating the illegal business. It was produced by 3 Generations and distributed by First Run Features in Canada and the United States.
In addition to the various people interviewed in this documentary, the film follows law enforcement agencies and their efforts to crack down on this illegal enterprise, such as Sgt. Dan Steele of the Denver vice squad. The film is meant not only to educate people on trafficking, but to help them understand and spot the scouting and manipulating techniques commonly used by traffickers.
Filming for Tricked took place in New York City, Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago and Washington D.C. It premiered on December 13, 2013, at the Quad Cinema in New York City. It was also selected for screening at the 2014 Montclair Film Festival.
Tricked is an initiative of 3 Generations, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Tricked is the third film that 3 Generations has made.
The idea for making the film Tricked came in 2010, when director Jane Wells read an article about sex traffickers coercing women into going with them to Miami, where the Super Bowl was presently being held. She explained "that headline caught my eye so I started investigating the subject and interviewing survivors. I gradually came to realize just how big a story sex trafficking is."
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children eventually claimed that during that Super Bowl 10,000 women and children were trafficked there for sex.
Tricked: The Documentary received generally positive reviews from critics, having a 71% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews. Jay Weston of The Huffington Post called it a “brilliant, horrifying film.”Slant Magazine called it "quite impressive in its scope and detail."
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