The 2019 Inaugural See it – End it! Human Trafficking Film and Arts Festival is a two-day educational, preventative, and awareness building event will bring home this growing human rights violation, portraying not only the horror, but also the hope to end enslavement, more possible today than ever before. Through movies, appearances, and Q&As with filmmakers, survivors, celebrities, panelists, and experts in the field, attendees will not merely watch, but rise to take practical action steps. Performances and visual arts include paintings, dance, music, spoken word, and more.

Friday’s event line-up includes the internationally acclaimed “Skin in the Game”, and is set in Los Angeles, brought to us by award winning director, producer (on his directorial debut) Adisa Septuri. Saturday afternoon will feature “Unbridled”, a true story of trafficking survivors healing as they care for abused horses, featuring Tea Macay, Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts, former professional athlete T.C. Stallings, and award winning actress Jenn Gotzon Chandler; Saturday evening, the North American premiere of “Love Sonia” is featured, which follows the path of a trafficked child from India to Hong Kong to Los Angeles, where she finds freedom with the help of CAST LA, directed by Tabrez Noorani, produced by David Womark (Life of Pi), starring Frieda Pinto, Aarti Mann, and an appearance by Demi Moore; And a short film program of ten films including, “Modern Slave”, an award winning short film which delves into the hooks that keep victims of trafficking exploited. Additionally, there will be documentaries depicting labor trafficking and supply chain accountability, short films, foster youth films from Kids in the Spotlight and Boys and Girls Club, dance, music, spoken word, paintings and visual arts. Cyber safety films and activities will also be presented for children, in both Spanish and English. Organizations and vendors will provide products and resources for prevention, awareness, assistance for victims of human trafficking, and information on ways to take action. Proceeds will go to expanding outreach and awareness of human trafficking, and provide support for programs of the YWCA Harbor Area and South Bay in human trafficking prevention.

WHO:
See it – End It’s non-profit partner YWCA Harbor Area & South Bay continues to bring safety and empowerment to women and families for over 100 years. The Founder and Festival Director of See it – End it! is Patrick Erlandson, who states, “Human trafficking is affecting far too many families to be allowed to continue being seen as the problem of others, that someone else will deal with. Each of us as artists, business people and soccer moms have a part to play in ending this.”
Attending VIP guests, sponsors, and supporters include dignitaries, community leaders, law enforcement, celebrities, and youth.

WHEN:
On Friday, March 29th, 2019, the red carpet will be held at 5-6 PM (Media Check in is at 4PM.) and the show is from 6 pm – 10 pm. On Saturday, March 30th, 2019, the red carpet will be held at 5-6 PM (Media Check in is at 4PM.). Saturday’s activities go from 10 AM – 10 PM. The full event lineup is at WHO:
See it – End It’s non-profit partner YWCA Harbor Area & South Bay continues to bring safety and empowerment to women and families for over 100 years. The Founder and Festival Director of See it – End it! is Patrick Erlandson, who states, “Human trafficking is affecting far too many families to be allowed to continue being seen as the problem of others, that someone else will deal with. Each of us as artists, business people and soccer moms have a part to play in ending this.”
Attending VIP guests, sponsors, and supporters include dignitaries, community leaders, law enforcement, celebrities, and youth.

WHEN:
On Friday, March 29th, 2019, the red carpet will be held at 5-6 PM (Media Check in is at 4PM.) and the show is from 6 pm – 10 pm. On Saturday, March 30th, 2019, the red carpet will be held at 5-6 PM (Media Check in is at 4PM.). Saturday’s activities go from 10 AM – 10 PM. The full event lineup is at https://www.seeitendit.com/eventlineup.

WHERE:
Historic Warner Grand Theatre and The Grand Vision Annex (Friday: Private VIP Reception and film screening; Saturday: Youth program in the morning and film screenings afterwards) location at 478 West 6th Street in San Pedro, CA 90731

HOW:
General information is at www.SeeitEndit.com. Tickets are for sale at www.seeitendit.com/buytickets and donations are tax deductible..