2007-09-11 • 1h 23m

In the United States, the average age of entry into the commercial sex industry is 13 years old.

Very Young Girls, whose title reflects the fact that in the United States the average age of entry into prostitution is just thirteen. The film takes us into the work of a former sexually exploited youth-turned-activist named Rachel Lloyd, who started the New York City organization GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services) to help victimized young women escape their pimps and find another way of life.

Directors

David Schisgall, Nina Alvarez

Editors

Jane Jo