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‘Hold Me Down’ Director Niclas Gillis “a person born into poverty in America is less likely to make it out of poverty by adulthood than in almost any other developed nation”

Hold Me Down depicts a day in the life of a 19-year-old single mother who works as a stripper at an illegal nightclub to support her child in the South Bronx. It is filmed in the locations where the events depicted actually occurred; in the Mott Haven Housing Projects and in an actual brothel, and features a cast of non-actors / women survivors of sexual exploitation and domestic … Continue reading ‘Hold Me Down’ Director Niclas Gillis “a person born into poverty in America is less likely to make it out of poverty by adulthood than in almost any other developed nation”

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Survivors of sexual exploitation share their voice through a must see film ‘Hold Me Down’

This International Women’s Day, survivors of sexual exploitation address the reality of being a woman in poverty through film HOLD ME DOWN official teaser from Niclas Gillis on Vimeo. In the midst of celebrity outcry over sexual misconduct in Hollywood, one film has emerged to address the conditions faced by the silent majority. ‘Hold Me Down’ is based on the experiences of Unique Adams, a single mother from the … Continue reading Survivors of sexual exploitation share their voice through a must see film ‘Hold Me Down’

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