I am Jane Doe – a documentary on sex trafficking and Backpage.com

This is happening in America. I am Jane Doe is a documentary that chronicles the epic battle that several American mothers are waging on behalf of their middle-school daughters. The girls were victims of sex trafficking, having been sold on Backpage.com, the classified advertising website that for years was part of the iconic Village Voice.  Narrated by Academy Award-nominee Jessica Chastain and directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio, the documentary follows the journey of these young girls and their mothers in real time as they run headlong into a collision course not only with Backpage but with judges, powerful corporations, special interest groups, and an outdated internet freedom law that has been interpreted by federal judges to protect websites from any responsibility for hosting ads which sell underage girls. I AM JANE DOE is a gut-wrenching human story and fresh look at a social and legal issue that affects every community in America. Written by Amy DePaola

A preview of the trailer is below.  The movie is available on Netflix.