Modern Day Slaves

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"MODERN DAY SLAVES"
A Film By Ted Unarce
Awards and Official Selection

Award of Excellence 2009 - The Indie Fest
Award of Excellence 2010 - Canada International Film Festival
2010 El Capitan Award - Yosemite Film Festival
Gold Kahuna Award 2010 - Honolulu Film Festival
Twin Rivers Media Film Festival 2010 - 5th Place
Award of Merit 2010 Doc Short - Los Angeles Cinema of Los Angeles
HUman rights Doc Award - New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
Best Directoria Debut for ExecProducer/Director Ted Unarce - New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
Silver Palm Award 2010 - Mexico International Film Festival
Nom Best Doc Award - Swansea Bay Film Festival - Wales England
Humanitarian Award 2010 for Executive Producer/Director Ted Unarce
2nd Place- Best Short Documentary Award - Los Angeles Reel Film Festival
Best Concept 2010 - Los Angeles Reel Film Festival
Special Jury Award - Amsterdam Film Festival

Festival de Cannes 2010 - Paris France
Buffalo Niagara Film Festival - Buffalo NY
International Film Festival South Africa - Cape Town South Africa
Official Selection Swansea Bay 2010 - Wales England
International Christian Film Festival - Ireland
Chagrin Falls International Documentary Film Fest 2010 - Chagrin Ohio
Heart of England Film Festival - England
International Film Festival - Thailand
Doc Miami - Miami Florida
Official Selection 2010 - New York International Film Festival
Philadelphia Docu & Fiction Festival - Philadelphia
Official Selection - Burbank Film Festival
Official Selection - Central Florida Film Festival
Official Selection - International Film Festival - Ireland
Official Selection - Los Angeles Reel Film Festival
Official Selection - Twin Rivers Media Film

THE UNDISCLOSED PLIGHT OF OVERSEAS FOREIGN WORKERS (OFWs) PORTRAYED IN THE REVEALING DOCUMENTARY
SAN JOSE, CA (MarketWire - September 20, 2009) MODERN DAY SLAVES is a social issue feature film documentary intended to bring awareness to a phenomenon that is prevalent worldwide yet sadly undisclosed regarding OFWs (Overseas Foreign Workers). The documentary which has just completed production is currently in negotiations for network cable, TV and home video distribution. Filmmaker Ted Unarce's mission is to bring this issue to light so that it is openly discussed in the media, academia and the public.
OFWs numbering in the millions leave their home country to find work in other parts of the world, and often find them selves trapped in a slave-like existence, abused and forgotten by both their home country and host country. Third world government's support this slave-labor trade as it brings in billions of dollars by way of remittances. The Philippine government, for example, accrued nearly 18 billion dollars alone in 2008 and openly encourages its citizens to find employment overseas.
Filmmaker Ted Unarce exposes these injustices in the documentary MODERN DAY SLAVES and follows the lives of four Filipinos from different socio-economic backgrounds. The stories respectively depict rape, severe physical and psychological torture and even a beheading, to outline how human rights are violated and to illustrate the horrific consequence of human trafficking. Says Unarce, "While such problems of the Third World are daunting and perhaps uncomfortable to watch, it is critical for those of us in the First World to look at them with eyes wide open." We live in a global economy and what happens in Third World countries can soon happen to those in First World countries. With the recent financial collapse worldwide, more Americans are fleeing the United States to find work elsewhere. "This film is a cautionary tale."
Mr. Unarce's goal as a documentary filmmaker is to create a series of documentaries and narrative films portraying human rights abuse in third world countries. With this film the intent is to bring forward the social issue of human trafficking and human rights violation.

Upcoming Shows

November 7, 2010, Sunday
Chabot College
Performing Arts Center
Little Theatre
Show Times :
1:30 - 2:30 pm
3:00 - 4:00 pm
4:30 - 5:30 pm
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Ticket cost : $12.00
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Call: 1 800 208 7302