Watch AMAR short film. DIVERSITY Festival Sept. 2024
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AMAR, 10min,. France
Directed by Justine Méry
Self-employed to be in charge of her hours, her services and her prices, Amar has been an Escort (sex worker) since she was 18. She always felt a strong will for freedom and independence, but recent laws have been preventing her from doing her job in good conditions …
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Director Statement
A strong advocate for recognizing sex work as real work, Amar wants to deconstruct current stereotypes about her job. « As women, we should not have to justify what we want to do with our bodies, as long as we are consenting… ». The ongoing global pandemic has highlighted all the problems of current laws on procuring and criminalizing clients. Her compelling point of view shines a new light on sex work.
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