Call + Response(2008)- Production Details

Poster of Call + Response

Synopsis

Reveals the world's 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. Slavery is thriving from the child brothels of Cambodia to the slave brick kilns of rural India. In 2007, Slave Traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined. Luminaries on the issue such as Cornel West, Madeleine Albright, Daryl Hannah, Julia Ormond, Ashley Judd, Nicholas Kristof, and many other prominent political and cultural figures offer first hand account of this 21st century trade. Music is part of the movement against human slavery, and performances from Grammy-winning artists including Moby, Natasha Bedingfield, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Imogen Heap, Talib Kweli, Five For Fighting, Switchfoot, members of Nickel Creek and Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, Rocco Deluca move this chilling information into inspiration for stopping it. Dr. Cornel West connects the music of the American slave fields to the popular music we listen to today, and offers this connection as a rallying cry for the modern abolitionist movement currently brewing.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • August 22, 2008

MPAA Rating

PG 13 (for mature thematic material involving crimes against humanity, including sexual enslavement, and for disturbing content and drug references.)

Genres

Documentary

Run Time

1 hour 24 minutes

Distributors

Fair Trade Pictures

Also Known As

  • Call & Response
  • Call and Response

Production Status

Released

Produced In

United States

Director

Justin Dillon

Director