Nefarious: Merchant of Souls
"Nefarious" was written, directed, produced and narrated by Benjamin Nolot, founder and president of Exodus Cry, the film's distributor. Nolot, who travelled to 19 countries to collect the film's content, said that the purpose of the film is "to draw people's attention to the issue, but also to inspire them in terms of what they can be doing … to take a stand against this injustice." The film was officially released on July 27, 2011, with individual grassroots screenings also taking place. Laila Mickelwait, Exodus Cry's director of awareness and prevention, screened the film in several countries in an attempt to persuade governments to make laws similar to Sweden's "Sex Purchase Act", which criminalizes the purchasing rather than the selling of sex. The film was released on home video on May 1, 2012.
Part2 Pictures
Part2 Pictures produces documentary, feature film and lifestyle programming for broadcast and digital platforms. In addition to “This is Life” and “Our America,” both of which Lisa Ling hosted and co-produced, the company’s credits include NOVA’s “Engineering Ground Zero,” National Geographic’s “Hard Time” and feature film documentary “An Honest Liar.” It also produced a seven-part series with Oprah Winfrey exploring humankind’s quest for spirituality titled “Belief,” which was released on the Oprah Winfrey Network in 2015. In addition, Part2 Pictures helped produce the feature films, "I'll See You In My Dreams" directed by Brett Haley, An Honest Liar directed by Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom chronicling the life of The Amazing Randi, and The Redemption of General Butt Naked, a Sundance Award winning documentary about the African warlord, Joshua Blahyi and directed by Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion. It is currently producing its second season of Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris (journalist) on Investigation Discovery.