Cast and Crew Details
Director:
Stephanie Wang-Breal
Executive Producer:
Eric Fredston-Hermann, Susan Fredston-Hermann, Agnès Mentre, David Panda, Lee Patty Quillin, Blaine Vess
Producer:
Carrie Weprin
Screenwriter:
Stephanie Wang-Breal
Cinematographer:
Erik Shirai
Editor:
Jonathan Oppenheim
Cast:
Toko Serita, Eliza Hook, Susan Liu, Catherine Carbonaro, Leigh Latimer
1 Hr. 46 Min.
2018
Screening format: DCP
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Created as an antidote to the broken way our criminal justice system treats sex workers, an experimental court in Queens attempts a unique and empathetic approach to women brought in on prostitution charges: Complete a series of free counseling sessions and have your record expunged. Giving voice to these oftcriminalized women—frequently survivors of abuse, trafficking, or other systemic violences—Blowin' Up is an important look into the intimate stories and day-to-day drama of this humane courtroom on the vanguard of the alternative justice system.