American families living in the Netherlands with children in their teens are wanted for a documentary

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

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I am addressing Americans or anybody who might know any American families living in the Netherlands, as a friend of mine who also studies in University Utrecht and a group of American producers are working on an American sexual health documentary entitled LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX.

A brief description that my friend Lisa kindly provided can be found below. For more information about the film and producers, a pdf can be provided for those seriously interested.

The documentary is an educational film being done in partnership with Advocates For Youth, a well respected non for profit organization and Lisa's former employer. The goal is to begin filming on or around November ( 20th - 24th). In order to do so, we need several American families living here in The Netherlands. The ideal candidates would have children in their teens. We would shoot each family for one day.

Please let us know of any anyone who might fit this criteria (American family living abroad with teenagers) and/or be interested in helping with this project.

You can either post any hints you might have in the comments bellow or send an email to either Lisa (lirebert[at]gmail[dot]com) or me (lina[dot]zigelyte[at]gmail[dot]com)

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LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX is a feature length documentary which takes a fresh, raw, and confronting look at attitudes towards sex and sexuality among America's youth. Character driven, the film profiles a group of young Americans who have been directly affected by the current situation up close and personal. Our teens are powerful advocates for change, interacting with the real world through situations that have directly impacted their lives.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX is traveling to the Netherlands, profiling an American family living amongst a culture that treats sex as a health issue versus a moral issue. Access to birth control, the near absence of teen pregnancies, and the accepted sexually active teen "sleepover" are all highlighted in stark contrasts between the two countries.

In the way that AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH brought attention to a life-threatening crisis, LET?S TALK ABOUT SEX exposes a painful and expensive problem. A non-commercial educational film, produced in association with Advocates for Youth, the leading youth rights organization working with adolescent sexuality issues in America, the film offers real solutions. An extensive educational outreach and safe sex advertising campaign is being developed to coincide with the release of the film.
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2 Responses to "American families living in the Netherlands with children in their teens are wanted for a documentary"

Unknown said :
October 22, 2008 at 11:39 AM
I only know one American with children here, personally. But her kids aren't teens yet. However, this sounds like a very good program & will be interesting to watch! Do share about when it is completed & aired.
Lina said :
October 22, 2008 at 10:20 PM
The project does sound promising - and much needed. I was thinking it might be hard to find Americans with teens, but we'll see how it goes. I will definitely let you know how it went!

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