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Berri
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Hong Kong opens first sex workers film festival
HONG KONG'S first sex workers film festival is set to kick off, showing movies about prostitutes' lives aimed at shedding light on a taboo subject in Chinese society.
Concern group Zi Teng will show a total of nine films on prostitutes from Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and the United States, some of which were shot by the sex workers themselves.
Zi Teng spokeswoman Elaine Lam said response for the festival has been better than expected with several shows sold out.
"I guess it's the first time we do this in Hong Kong. When we talk about sex and sex workers, people tend to be interested in it," Lam said in her office decorated with bras and underwear donated by prostitutes.
Lam said she hopes the film festival will challenge stereotypes in a conservative Chinese society which discriminates against sex workers.
"There are deep prejudices towards them. Everyone thinks they only love money, all of them are linked with gangsters or drug dealers, so we hope to use this opportunity to allow the sisters to tell their stories through their own eyes," Lam said.
The films include a documentary on homosexual sex workers, another on Taiwan's 'mail-order brides' and an X-rated portrayal of Carol Leigh, one of the most prominent campaigners for sex workers' rights in the United States.
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WhiteLotus
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oh god! hk is gonna start a movie of sex workers n prosititutes !!!!!! :shock:
i think that's too much for hk !! *faints* |
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stupid_mui
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| WhiteLotus wrote: |
oh god! hk is gonna start a movie of sex workers n prosititutes !!!!!! :shock:
i think that's too much for hk !! *faints* |
i agree.LOL! but they'll hav 2 do it sooner or later.xD
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crazi_azn
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| Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| stupid_mui wrote: |
| WhiteLotus wrote: |
oh god! hk is gonna start a movie of sex workers n prosititutes !!!!!! :shock:
i think that's too much for hk !! *faints* |
i agree.LOL! but they'll hav 2 do it sooner or later.xD |
i agree with stupid_mui, but i still think it's too soon |
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twins18
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| OMG!!! for really they seriously gonna do that?!?! im shocked!! |
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lemon_ice_tea
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| Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| OMG i can't believe it!! |
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