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Ashley Judd, Talib Kweli, Daryl Hannah

"Call + Response" is a first-of-its-kind feature documentary film that reveals the world's 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. "Call + Response"...( read more  read more... ) goes deep undercover where slavery is thriving from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of rural India to reveal that in 2007, Slave Traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined.
Luminaries on the issue such as Madeleine Albright, Julia Ormond, Ashley Judd, Nicholas Kristof, and many other prominent political and cultural figures offer first hand accounts of this 21st century trade. Performances from Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed artists including Moby, Natasha Bedingfield, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Imogen Heap, Talib Kweli, Five For Fighting, Switchfoot, members of Nickel Creek and Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers and Rocco Deluca move this disturbing information into inspiration for stopping it. Former child soldier and current African hip hop celebrity, Emanuel Jal, gives a chilling performance recounting his experiences and calling for help for others experiencing destruction in Uganda and Sudan. Dr. Cornel West connects the music of the American slave fields to the popular music we listen to today, and offers this connection as a rallying cry for the modern abolitionist movement currently brewing.

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Directed by: Justin Dillon

Release Date: October 10, 2008

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  • snapesdesire
    September 16, 2009
    snapesdesire
    Although it is brilliant that there is finally a documentary of this nature being released into mainstream cinema, it was not as well developed as I had hoped. The music took a vast majority of the screen time and caused the message of the film to be lost in it. Also, by featurin...( read more)g quite a few unknown musicians performing songs directly to the camera and showing very few images of the story they were telling, I feel it lost its connection with the audience, causing them to become restless and even bored to some extent. This film had the potential to stir strong and confronting emotions in its audience and educate the population on a very series issue that is happening right under their noses. Instead, I left the auditorium feeling like a had just come out of a semi-political musical documentary. All in all I found this film to be less that inspiring.
  • FlyingSolo2009
    October 12, 2008
    FlyingSolo2009
    Maybe, but I doubt it.

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