Compiled by the El Reporter’s staff
The long-gone Medellin Cartel has left a cursed legacy: sex tourism. Discovery en Español takes its cameras deep into Pablo Escobar’s hometown to showcase the business of the continuously expanding criminal networks and the journey of hundreds of minors as they enter a world of drugs and prostitution. El Mercado De La Inocencia will premiere Sunday, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m. E/P as part of the Discovery a Fondo investigative programming block.
Over the last two decades, Medellin has gone from being globally known as a drug traffic and extreme violence destination to becoming a thriving cosmopolitan city. Progress and peace have resulted in an exponential increase of tourism, but have also caused unexpected collateral damage: the rise in sex tourism in this Colombian city. Many of the illegal networks run by foreigners in the United States and Europe, offer Medellin guided tours that include underage prostitutes in their packages available for online purchase.
Narrated and directed by ‘’Clandestino’s journalist and researcher David Beriain,
El Mercado De La Inocencia is a one-hour documentary that portrays criminal networks and witnesses teenagers entering Medellin’s illegal business as they start a journey that often begins by selling their virginity to the best foreign bidder.
El Mercado de la Inocencia is a Discovery en Español production by Michela Giorelli, Rafael Rodríguez and Carlos Cediel. It was made by the production house 93 meters.
Performance all ages free family day at SFMOMA
Explore the galleries, check out Louise Bourgeois Spiders on Floor 5, and continue the festivities with Performance All Ages, which invites you and your family to join us for a day of spooky and wildly fun performances. The artists of Whoop Dee Doo team up with local collaborators to present a ghoulish variety show for audiences of all ages.
Admission is always free for visitors 18 and under. On Free Family Day, general admission is also free for up to two adults accompanying each visitor 18 and under.
Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tickets are available onsite only, and cannot be purchased in advance.
Annual fundraising event honoring excellence in film craft
SFFILM has announced the date and venue for SFFILM Awards Night (formerly Film Society Awards Night), its annual fundraising celebration honoring achievement in filmmaking craft. The historic 60th anniversary edition of this glamorous dinner event and awards presentation will take place the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 5 at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, 39 Mesa Street, Suite 110, The Presidio, San Francisco.
