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Ashley Judd,
Talib Kweli,
Daryl Hannah,
Switchfoot,
Moby
"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
) 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, NicholasKristof, and many other prominent political and cultural figures offer first hand accounts ofthis 21st century trade. Performances from Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed artistsincluding Moby, Natasha Bedingfield, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Imogen Heap, TalibKweli, Five For Fighting, Switchfoot, members of Nickel Creek and Tom Petty’sHeartbreakers and Rocco Deluca move this disturbing information into inspiration forstopping it. Former child soldier and current African hip hop celebrity, Emanuel Jal, gives achilling performance recounting his experiences and calling for help for others experiencingdestruction in Uganda and Sudan. Dr. Cornel West connects the music of the Americanslave fields to the popular music we listen to today, and offers this connection as a rallyingcry for the modern abolitionist movement currently brewing.
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