Gridshock: A Film about Sex Trafficking in Iowa

Documentary & Discussion with Filmmaker Vanessa McNeal

Monday, 08 Apr 2019 at 7:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union

Filmmaker Vanessa McNeal, a graduate of Iowa State, will screen her fourth and most recent film, Gridshock, a documentary exposing the hidden and disturbing reality behind sex trafficking in Iowa and the often-overlooked reality about why the industry thrives - because there is a demand for it. McNeal’s film features survivors of sex trafficking, local and federal law enforcement, advocates, politicians, and a recovering sex addict. What you think you know about sex trafficking will be challenged. Sexual Assault Awareness Month

This film is 55 minutes, and a discussion and Q&A with filmmaker Vanessa McNeal will immediately follow the screening. She will be joined by Steffani Simbric, Human Trafficking Instructor for the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy; Karen Gale, FBI victim specialist; and a staff member from the YSS Teens Against Human Trafficking.

Cosponsored By:
  • ACCESS - Assault Care Center Extending Shelter & Support
  • Green Dot
  • Human Development and Family Studies
  • Inter-Residence Hall Association - IRHA
  • Iowa Network against Human Trafficking and Slavery
  • Iowa State University Police
  • Margaret Sloss Center for Women and Gender Equity
  • Network Against Human Trafficking - ISU Chapter
  • Teens Against Human Trafficking
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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