Future Unchained aims to combat human trafficking by drawing more people’s attention to this issue. Today, Flora and I are fortunate to collaborate with our partnered nonprofit of the past year, Journey Out, to film a short clip on our definition of freedom. The CNN “Freedom Day” takes place on March 11, while the annual walk hosted by Journey Out is happening in less than a month after. Since Flora and I are both deeply passionate about fighting for this cause, we decide to shoot a small film on the progress we have made coming to where we are now.
The short film is divided into three sections, and begins with the dance Flora choreographed to best fit the theme of human trafficking. Although the dance itself is over in less than a minute, the various movements featured in the dance showcased the process of victims re-discovering themselves, breaking away from their mental shackles, and re-claiming their freedom that would often happen over several years. The second part features Flora and I talking about our definition of freedom. For me, freedom means the ability to stand up for what I believe, while Flora understands freedom as the power to freely express herself, especially through dance. Finally, we sit down for a series of interviews between Flora, me, and Ms. Mary David from Journey Out, and elaborate on the definition we made earlier.
The afternoon was soon over, but none of us made the attempt to leave. Though we have all the clips filmed and ready to go, everyone lingers for a bit longer and fully engages in the conversation. In sum, today was not only rewarding for the fact that Flora and I are about to present Future Unchained to the rest of the country via the news media, but that we have come close to a group of people fueled with equal passion.
----- Miranda Zhang
CNN Freedom Project Promotional Video
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