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.
Paul B. Germain
Germain directed and produced "Speedy Delivery" (2008), a Mister Rogers' Neighborhood retrospective documentary from the perspective of the beloved side character, Mr. McFeely (played by David Newell). "Speedy Delivery" screened at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre and took home the Audience Choice Award as part of The Feel Good Film Festival, founded by Kristen Ridgway Flores. "Speedy Delivery" was also a winner at Children's Film Festival Seattle.