Translator: Mohand Habchi
Reviewer: Muhammad Ramadan I'd like to talk about nightmares. As children we all have them, and we're told that they're not real. But today for millions of people, nightmares are real, because they're the victims
of human trafficking. Men, women, and children
all live in slavery, and most of the world is not aware. I have no criticism
of the people who don't know because I was one of them
until a few years ago, and I met Katie Ford. Katie's foundation "Freedom For All" is dedicated to informing us
and saving them. Her crusade against
modern day slavery was infectious. And once I caught it,
I knew I had to do something to help. But I wasn't really sure how. My strength comes from my creativity, and I became very determined
to find a way to use it. So, I decided that it might be good
to do an awareness campaign, to try and go beyond the boundaries
of what people had already done. To do something so provocative
and so compelling that people couldn't look away. My goal was to reach a new audience, and to try and engage them
just long enough to slam them with the facts. Creating an awareness campaign
is like impossible when you pull it out of thin air, and that's what you're
just dreaming to do. I knew I couldn't do it alone, and I also knew it would take a miracle. So I reached out to a handful
of really creative friends, and I said, "Let's get together.
We will make this happen." and all my friends said yes. The miracle had begun. Because once they were on board, they called their friends, who called their friends
who called their friends. And pretty soon, a 300-person
creative army was formed. It was backed by 15 companies, all donating their time, talents,
and resources to the cause. This process of asking for help
and receiving it went on for over a year. We became a selfless machine. We were a team focused outwardly, and we created a campaign
called: "Stop the nightmare." The first thing we did
was a PSA about indebted labor. Indebted labor is the lesser known form
of human trafficking, and this is one of the spots: "What would a man dream
the night he realized he was taken." (Video) [Every 30 seconds, a person becomes
a victim of human traffickers.] [Stop the nightmare] [For life.] K.D: The second spot we did deals with the sexual end
of human trafficking. And we wanted to keep the same poetic horror
of the nightmare in that one as well. (Video) (Music) [4.4 million are victims
of sex traffickers] K.D: The third project we did, we wanted to deal with the whole range
of human bondage in play today. This one was a call to action. (Video) [Abandoned] [Discarded] [Condemned] [Doomed] [Forgotten] [Invisible] [There are over 27 million people
being trafficked around the world today] [See] [Hear] [Help] K.D: The PSAs were released in March, and we wanted
to hit the streets at that time, and do something that would go viral, and connect people
to the freedomforall.org website and all the spots we had already done. We wanted to go on the street, and bring the horror
of buying and selling human beings right in front of the public. This is one of the live events we did. (Video) Auctioneer: Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen, gather around. We have an auction. We are selling people here today. Our first item up to bid is Unit 18. Take off this jacket. Show them the merchandise. Look at this. She is very, very healthy, sir. Let's start the bidding. 3,500. Let me tell you something, sir. She will make you
more than that in a week. Bring the top down. Look at this. 4,000. We've got 4,200. We've got 4,500. We've got 5,000 right here. 6,700. 7,000 going once. Going twice. Sold for 8,000 dollars. Our next unit up for bid. Who wants to buy this man debt? He is strong! You can have his passport. He's not going anywhere. Who's got 3,500? He got 3,500. 4,000. We've got 4,000 going once. We've got 4,000 going twice. We've got 4,000. Sold. Look at this. We've got Unit 24. Isn't this a sweet piece of chicken? We're going to start to bid. We're going to start at 3,000. Bidder 1: 3,500. I have 3,500. Bidder 2: 3,700. Auctioneer: 4,000. Perfect for private use at home. She will cook. She will clean. She will do whatever you want. We've got 6,500. Bidder 3: Turn around, turn around. Bidder 4: 7,500. Auctioneer: 7,500 going once. Going twice. Eight. Sold at 8,000 dollars. Our last unit for sale today. He is strong. He is perfect for factory or farm work. Who's got 900 dollars? Bidder: 1,250. Auctioneer: 1,250.
Bidder: 1,500. Auctioneer: We've got 1,500. You don't have to feed him. Just give him table scraps. He can sleep in your closet. No overhead, ladies and gentlemen. We've got 1,700. We've got 1,700. Going once. Bidder: 2,000. Auctioneer: We've got 2,000. 2,000 going once. Going twice. Congratulations, sir. You are now the proud owner
of a human being. That is the end of today's auction. If you didn't get
what you were looking for, there is plenty more
where they came from. Actor: Human trafficking
is the sale of human beings. Most commonly for the purposes
of sexual slavery, forced labor,
and the extraction of organs. Actress 1: Human trafficking
is a multi-billion-dollar-a-year business. It is the second largest
criminal activity in the world. Actress 2: Right now, more than 4 million women and children
are victims of sex trafficking. Actor: 27 million people are being
trafficked around the world today. (Applause) KD: I believe
that if one person is enslaved, that all of humanity
is enslaved with them. And I urge everyone
in the creative community to know you have a skill set that you can use
to fight for what you believe. We can make a difference,
and we can raise awareness. And if we team together,
we are a power that can incite change. Thank you. (Applause)
