American Courtesans (2013)

American Courtesans is a feature documentary that takes you into the lives of American sex workers.

Director:

James Johnson

Writers:

Kristen DiAngelo, James Johnson

Stars:

Norma Jean Almodovar, Stephen Ardain, Karen M. Barnes

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Cast

Credited cast:
Norma Jean Almodovar	...	Herself
Stephen Ardain	...	Himself
Karen M. Barnes	...	Herself
Pearl Callahan	...	Herself
Gary Callais	...	Himself
Allan Campo	...	Himself
Juliet Capulet	...	Herself
Tamsen Crown	...	Herself
Skylar Cruz	...	Herself
Tiffany M. DeLaRaga	...	Herself
Gina DePalma	...	Herself (as Gina De Palma)
Kristen DiAngelo	...	Herself
Emma DuPree	...	Herself
Helen Ewing	...	Hippie Chick (as Helen M. Ewing)
Jimmie Hildreth	...	Himself

Storyline

American Courtesans is a feature documentary that takes you into the lives of American sex workers. These women discuss with you candidly what brought them to the doors of the sex trade, what they found when they got there, and why they stayed. Follow eleven sex workers through the streets, massage parlors, brothels, and strip clubs to the high rises in New York and the bell captains in Las Vegas. This is a story, a different kind of American story that will leave you speechless.

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Plot Keywords:

american | sex worker | courtesan | brothel | prostitution | 

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Taglines:

A different kind of American Story...

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 July 2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Bay Area, San Francisco, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Centex Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The women interviewed were sex workers, the majority of whom are still working in the adult industry.

User Reviews

Powerful and compelling

. It is doubly interesting not only in the content, as it isn't a titillation, but because it was made by a sex worker. In her first attempt Kristen DiAngelo has made quite a special film. It is compelling and powerful as she interviews 10 other sex workers, and some of their families (husband, mother, son) in an emotional 86 minutes. I found it was impossible to look away from for a minute. This is a well made movie and has been shown at several film festivals including the ECU festival in Paris, The Women's International in Miami and has won awards in Phoenix (Bloody Hero for editing, Costa Rica editing) and others. As their PR notes: "Eleven American Sex Workers come together to relive their personal challenges and triumphs, in the feature documentary American COURTESANS. It is a frank unscripted account by these women and some of their family. It has been screened at many film festivals including the ECUin Paris and Women's International in Miami.

'American Courtesans' became available on-demand July 12 in over 100 million homes across the US and Canada -- including on some of the largest cable systems in the country - Comcast, Time Warner, Cox, Brighthouse and iTunes (in 6 different countries - the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland), just to name a few. It is also available on DVD and BluRay on www.americancourtesans.com, amazon, and ebay.