Anonymously Yours
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Shot clandestinely in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), Anonymously Yours weaves together with brutal honesty the stories of four Burmese women who tell of their life experiences in the dangerous world of sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. Sometimes shocking, often times harrowing, and almost always disturbing, these stories expose the commonplace bartering and selling of women and the cycles of poverty that enslave them. Taking advantage of her limitations, filmmaker Gayle Ferraro brilliantly creates a looming sense of paranoia as she blends the women’s intimate testimony with footage of “everyday” life in the streets of Myanmar. She forces the viewer to slowly and almost hypnotically imagine the details of their stories. And in the process an emotional connection forms with these four women survivors who are struggling against all odds to retain their dignity and sense of humor. Their faces and voices will not be forgotten. RD
Director
Gayle Ferraro
Producer
Gayle Ferraro
Release Year
2002
Festival Year
2003
Country
Myanmar (Burma), United States
Run Time
90 minutes