Five Reviews of “I am Jane Doe”
"Attempting to simplify a dauntingly complex tangle of rights and responsibilities, the director, Mary Mazzio, (Links to an external site.) has shaped her material into a classic heroes-and-villains showdown." (Catsoulis 1)
“Zeroing in on what one victims’ advocate calls the public square for a modern-day form of slavery, Mary Mazzio’s eye-opening documentary reveals that the buying and selling of tweens and teens, long recognized as a plight in some developing nations, is also very much a domestic problem, and one that’s significantly enabled by a 20-year-old piece of American law.” (Lasarenko 1)
“And indeed, Backpage has enlisted powerful allies in its free-speech argument, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Cato Institute — as well as some sex workers and nonprofits who argue that Backpage was actually helpful in making their work safer, and in identifying exploitative perpetrators.” (Hornaday 1)
“Spearheaded by a handful of anguished mothers whose daughters were sold into sex slavery, by way of the website Backpage.com, before they were 16, the serpentine legal proceedings have so far consumed six years and countless courtroom hours.” (Catsoulis 1)
“They wouldn’t hold Backpage responsible is very disturbing to me.” (Soto 1:17:21)
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Beginning Movie Review Draft 02/10/20
“I am Jane Doe”: A Must-See film that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
“I am Jane Doe” is a documentary about young girls enslaved into sex trafficking in America. This film was published in the year of 2017. Mary Mazzio an award-winning documentary film director, CEO of 50 Eggs Inc directed “I am Jane Doe”. This film was awarded at the Hollywood Film Festival and earned the best documentary feature. The film included two main characters J.S and M.A as well as there parents as they went through a journey of sharing their story and fighting back. Jessica Chastain, an award-winning actor was the narrator of this phenomenal, heartfelt documentary that shared love and bravery across the world.
Young girls raped, beaten and taken advantage of all happening in America, being sold off a website. “I am Jane Doe” highlights a few of many young girls who have been raped and sold in America. Two girls J.S and M.A were both kidnapped between the ages of 13 and 15. M.A, living in St. Louis at the time had simply refused a ride from a group of men with her friend and was led astray by a young woman who claimed to help her find her way home. M.A was never seen again until photos of her underage body were posted on a website called “Backpage”. J.S from Seattle was kidnapped never to be seen or heard from again until she called 45 days after she had gone missing to wish her mother a happy birthday. Later she was soon identified on Backpage. “I am Jane Doe” reveals the harsh reality of young girls in America being kidnapped, sold, raped, and beaten but also the reality of our injustice legal system. “And indeed, Backpage has enlisted powerful allies in its free-speech argument, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Cato Institute — as well as some sex workers and nonprofits who argue that Backpage was actually helpful in making their work safer, and in identifying exploitative perpetrators.”(Hornaday 1) Backpage took many legal loopholes in order to work around losing millions of dollars by shutting down. Although it seems that child sex trafficking is sickening, it still happens and Backpage was allowed to fight and win many legal battles that should have been made right from the beginning.