Our Story

In 2007, a group of student photojournalists embarked on a journey through 20+ nations on every inhabitable continent, motivated by their love for photography and their passion for justice. At the outset, their experiences seemed diverse, even random. However, a common thread of human suffering would soon emerge as their travels exposed them to a dark, seldom discussed side of humanity-- children being bought and sold to satisfy the sexual pleasures of other humans.

Upon returning to the United States the students produced a book called Sex+Money: A Global Search for Human Worth. This collection of photographs and stories explores the realities of human trafficking and offers readers a global perspective on the consequences of abusing two of the most powerful forces in the world—sex and money.

While researching to write their book, the young journalists were shocked to discover that the same injustice was happening on their own soil. Currently, across America, between 100,000 and 300,000 minors are being sexually exploited. Meanwhile, most Americans are oblivious to this staggering truth. As a result, what started as a Global Search for Human Worth became a National Search for Human Worth.

Sex+Money: A National Search for Human Worth is a feature length documentary that follows this group of journalists as they travel in an RV for a second journey, this time across the United States, seeking to understand how the sexual exploitation of children has become the nation's fastest growing form of organized crime and what can be done to stop it.

The goal is that the Sex+Money documentary will result in bringing freedom to those enslaved.

Production

Morgan Perry: Executive Producer

She studied film and photography in nearly 30 nations on every inhabitable continent while pursuing her degree in Mass Media from the University of the Nations. Her classroom became the front lines for journalistic media, including the San Tribe of Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert and the center of turmoil in the West Bank, Palestine. Morgan played a vital role in producing the Sex+Money: A Global Search for Human Worth book, and now she is taking leadership in adapting the book to the Sex+Money documentary.

Joel Angyal: Director

He is a British national who graduated from the University of the Nations Film School. Joel, who is fluent in four languages and has traveled to over fifty countries, thrives in situations that present new challenges. During Joel's travels he worked with Disney, ABC, Walden Media, FOX, and numerous independent productions. In addition he directed and produced music videos and a number of award winning short films. He has shot on location in the Sahara desert, Romania, Hungary, Canada, Brazil, Uganda, India, Nepal, Nigeria, and the U.S.

Kevin Miller: Screenwriter

Kevin is a versatile screenwriter who has applied his craft to feature films, documentaries, short films, and television. Recent productions include the following documentaries, docudramas, and feature films:


In addition to his work as a screenwriter, Kevin has written, co-written, and edited over 40 books, fiction and non-fiction.

Advisory Board

Carolyn Maloney: Congresswoman

She is the Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Congressional Human Trafficking Caucus. Congresswoman Maloney is an original cosponsor of H.R. 3887, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, which passed the House overwhelmingly in December 2007. For the past seven years, she has worked to combat sex trafficking internationally, nationally, and in her own district of New York City. In 2006, a landmark law was enacted, making the United States a leader in combating the worldwide affliction of sex trafficking. That law incorporated key provisions of the End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act championed by Congresswomen Maloney and Deborah Pryce (R-OH).

Chyng Sun, Ph.D.

is a filmmaker and Clinical Associate Professor of Media Studies, at McGhee Liberal Arts School of Continuing and Professional Studies at New York University. Her research interests include media literacy; race, gender and sexuality in media; and audience research/media effects. With Miguel Picker, Sun produced the documentaries, The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality and Relationships; Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood and Corporate Power; and Beyond Good and Evil: Media, Children and Violent Times. She has been researching the topic of pornography since the summer of 2004. Together with Robert Wosnitzer, and two other scholars, Sun designed a large-scale research project on the content of the most-rented pornographic movies of 2005. A portion of her research may be viewed in her documentary, The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality and Relationships.

David L. Cunningham

an acclaimed international filmmaker, has directed and produced motion picture and television projects in over 40 countries worldwide. Some of his most recent projects include The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (Fox/Walden), The Path to 9/11 (Disney/ABC), television mini-series Little House on the Prairie (Fox), To End All Wars (Fox) and the docudrama Hakani for PhotogenX. David traveled extensively throughout his childhood with his parents, Loren and Darlene Cunningham, founders of YWAM (Youth With A Mission)- an interdenominational Christian organization serving in over 100 countries. His experiences visiting refugee camps, slums, bustling cities, and exotic cultures, in conjunction with his degree in film from University of Southern California, became an important inspiration for Cunningham as a filmmaker.

Paul and Susi Childers

are the founders of PhotogenX, an organization that specializes in using various forms of media to raise awareness about global injustices and to promote social change. For over 20 years, Susi Childers has pursued photography as an art and a profession. She has used her camera to raise awareness about community development projects in Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Nepal, India, and Brazil, and to advocate for those who suffer injustice. Paul Childers is a much sought after lecturer and communicator on Biblical studies, leadership, and justice. Together they have worked in over 50 nations and have published five photographic works: The Eyes of Afghanistan; A Voice for the Voiceless; Unique: Faces of the Nations; 30 Days of Prayer for the Voiceless; and Hakani: A Voice for Life.

Arlene Irion

has been involved in local and federal law enforcement as an intelligence analyst for the past 10 years. Her expertise is related to commercial sexual exploitation of children. She has been the recipient of Federal awards for her intelligence work in assessing the issue of prostituted children in Los Angeles, CA, and the formation of a Federal law enforcement task force to effectively address the problem.

Gordon R. Pennington

is a marketing communications consultant and strategic planning advisor to organizations, corporations and government groups internationally. After developing marketing communications in the emerging electronic banking services sector for Citicorp and serving as a consultant to both Chase Manhattan Bank and J.P. Morgan Bank, Gordon turned to fast growth consumer product markets, serving as Director of Marketing for Tommy Hilfiger, where he helped position it to become the fastest growing menswear company in the world. He has also managed marketing assignments and been an adviser to Apple Computer, British Airways, the CBS Television Network, the Coca-Cola Company, Equinox Fitness, Rollerblade, Charity Water, and the Oxford Analytica, the Ministry of Defense in the UK.