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Sands of Silence ()


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A 15-year quest to expose the underworld of sexual exploitation and trafficking from Asia to the Americas leads world-reporter Chelo Alvarez-Stehle to the windswept beach where her childhood ended and family secrets began.

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Virginia Isaias ...
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Charimaya 'Anu' Tamang ...
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Virginia 'Lala' Isaias Barajas ...
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Mariån Álvarez Gonzålez ...
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Lola GonzĂĄlez Zapatero ...
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Miriam Muñoz Carpena ...
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Directed by

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Chelo Alvarez-Stehle

Written by

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Chelo Alvarez-Stehle ... ()

Produced by

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Chelo Alvarez-Stehle ... impact producer / producer
Gabriela Bohm ... consulting producer
Klara Grunning-Harris ... consulting producer
Ione HernĂĄndez ... Spain Unit / consulting producer / line producer
Lorena Manriquez ... consulting producer
Deirdre Roney ... executive producer
Mark Stehle ... executive producer
Mabel Valdiviezo ... associate producer
Lara Weithorn ... associate producer

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Jason Martin Castillo ... (as Jason Castillo)

Cinematography by

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Vicente Franco ... director of photography
Lara Weithorn

Editing by

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Kate Amend
Jean-Philippe Boucicaut
Marla Ulloa
Maria Zeiss

Editorial Department

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Chelo Alvarez-Stehle ... additional editor
Dena Betancourt ... assistant editor
Chris Callister ... colorist / on-line editor
Chris Cloyd ... assistant editor
Javier Dampierre ... official trailer editor
Johanna Demetrakas ... consulting editor
Lissette Roldan ... additional editor
Thomas Schlesinger ... story structure consultant
Ken Schneider ... consulting editor
Ed Schuerman ... post-production coordinator
Tony Shek ... additional on-line editing
Michael Smollin ... colorist

Art Department

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Ian Peter Hosfeld ... poster design
Rachna Kanitkar ... graphic designer

Sound Department

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Fernando Aguirre ... sound recordist
Curtis Choy ... sound recordist
Ray Day ... sound recordist
Thomas Ferriere ... sound designer
Karl W. Lohninger ... sound recordist
Peter Rincon ... re-recording mixer

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Kritteka Gregory ... visual effects assistant

Camera and Electrical Department

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Chelo Alvarez-Stehle ... second unit
Renée Bergan ... additional camera operator
Dena Betancourt ... additional camera operator
Rebecca Carpenter ... additional camera operator
Gabriela Cortés ... camera operator: Mexico Unit
Santiago Cuartango ... spain unit
Chris Cuthbert ... additional camera operator
Carlo Gustaff ... additional camera operator
Ione HernĂĄndez ... camera operator
Kathy Huang ... additional camera operator
Xabier Iriondo ... spain unit
Jeena Jah ... additional camera operator
Ramesh Karki ... nepal unit
Bruno MartĂ­nez ... spain unit
Bill Sparkes ... camera operator: second unit / still photographer
Mark Stehle ... additional camera operator
Sangita Stehle ... additional camera operator
Marla Ulloa ... second unit
Aida Lynn Villegas ... additional camera operator
Lara Weithorn ... still photographer

Animation Department

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David Navas ... animator / animator/storyboard artist

Additional Crew

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Cristina Amaro ... Portuguese translation: subtitles
Kwyn Bader ... grant writing
Dena Betancourt ... production assistant
Jasone Bilbao ... legal counsel
Laurie Coyle ... advisor / grant writing
Francis Davis ... grant writing
Carole Dean ... advisor
Rosa Linda Fregoso ... advisor
Amanda Gorman ... production assistant
Gabrielle Gorman ... production assistant
Susana Guardiola ... advisor
Ione HernĂĄndez ... advisor
Karene Jullien ... legal counsel
Pablo Leda ... production assistant
Jack Lerner ... legal counsel: fair use
Molly Murphy ... advisor
Toko Oshima ... Japanese translation: subtitles
Peter Rincon ... narration consultant
Fernanda Rossi ... grant writing
Dyde Schleppi ... production assistant
Sangita Stehle ... production assistant
Arianne Sved ... advisor
Judith Vecchione ... advisor
Betty Xiao ... Chinese translation: subtitles

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Storyline

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Taglines Film on human trafficking See more »
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Also Known As
  • Arenas de Silencio: Olas de Valor (Spain)
  • Sables de Silence: Vagues de Courage (Belgium)
  • Sabbie di silencio (Italy)
  • Arenas de SilĂȘncio: Olas de Valor (Portugal)
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Runtime
  • 86 min
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Budget $360,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Other Awards: * "Best Feature Documentary" 59th Southern California Journalism Awards 2017 - The awards are issued by the Los Angeles Press Club. The contest was judged by journalists at press clubs across the nation, including the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Judges' comment: "In a searing exploration of the sexual exploitation and trafficking of women worldwide, journalist Chelo Alvarez-Stehle also documents her own relatives' sexual abuse, as well as herself, as they work through their efforts at coping and healing. A moving, poignant documentary of women learning to deal with the physiological and psychological stresses of abuse." * "Women Struggles and Rights Award" - Porto Femme International Film Festival 2018, Porto, Portugal, under its Portuguese title "Arenas de SilĂȘncio, Olas de Valor". See more »

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