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The Day My God Died

This unforgettable examination of the growing plague of sex slavery weaves footage from Bombay brothels with stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex trade.

Series

Independent Lens, Global Voices

Premiere Date

November 30, 2004

Length

60 minutes

Awards & Recognition

Nominee

2004 News and Documentary Emmy Awards - Best Documentary

Andrew Levine

Producer

Levine is a two-time grant recipient from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has traveled the world and spent over four years working on The Day My God Died. In the process, he has compiled statistics and interviews from international agencies such as UNICEF, the United Nations, the Global Survival Network, and the International Justice Mission; worked closely with the US/AID and the State Department; negotiated the collaboration of Congressman Jim McDermott, former Secretary Madeleine Albright, and the Reebok Human Rights Foundation, along with refugee camps for child castaways with AIDS. Levine has worked in Hollywood with Norman Lear, Once Upon A Time Film Productions and at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. In 2000, he directed and produced The Price of Youth, a ten-minute expose chronicling the slave trade between Nepal and India. The short film was produced with Peter Gabriel’s renowned human rights organization Witness and led to Levine’s appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Levine has a film studies degree from the University of Utah. He has written screenplays and has produced and directed short independent films. He originally hails from Boston, but has resided in Utah for the past 15 years.
Geralyn Dreyfous

Producer