Blowin’ Up

TRIBECA 2018 REVIEWS: Stephanie Wang-Breal’s documentary BLOWIN' UP about the real heroic efforts to give sex workers a shot at a different life delivers some emotional gut punches

By Miguel Cima 8 years ago

By the end of the film, some of the life changes the attorneys go through are disruptive enough, the audience is left wondering if their good work will be undone by their own circumstances. It was hard to not to cry, and even feel ashamed. After all, we’re all part of the system of cruelty, injustice and vengeance which works harder to take down street-level ladies while their abusive masters most often live well.

TRIBECA 2018 REVIEWS: Stephanie Wang-Breal’s documentary BLOWIN’ UP about the real heroic efforts to give sex workers a shot at a different life delivers some emotional gut punches

By admin 8 years ago

By the end of the film, some of the life changes the attorneys go through are disruptive enough, the audience is left wondering if their good work will be undone by their own circumstances. It was hard to not to cry, and even feel ashamed. After all, we’re all part of the system of cruelty, injustice and vengeance which works harder to take down street-level ladies while their abusive masters most often live well.