-Congratulations on this film.
This is a very moving film, a beautifully shot film.
But it is about the horrors of human trafficking.
-Yes. -What brought you to make a film
about this topic?
-Well, my husband, Michael Polish, wrote,
directed, and shot the movie actually.
So he was wearing a lot of hats on this one.
But he had heard a story on the radio about a sex house
that was busted not so far from our home in Los Angeles.
And that there was 44 known sex houses in Los Angeles area.
So he was just shocked. And he came home.
And he said to me, "You know, I feel like there's
an important narrative story to be told here."
And he came up with the idea of "Nona."
And I said, "Yes, let's jump in. Let's tell the story."
You know, I think we get overwhelmed
with the statistics of human trafficking
and sex trafficking which is, you know,
multi-billion dollar a year business
and millions of people sold into the sex trafficking industry.
But we lose sight of the humanity of each person.
And so that's why we wanted to start with one girl in Honduras
and follow her journey as to how this happens,
you know, rather than the what
or seeing the effects of it so much.
It's really just getting to know one person.
-My wife worked as an ADA in Brooklyn.
-Right.
-And she was prosecuting sex traffickers.
So this was something that I was unaware of the scope of it.
And I would not have known to this day without knowing her.
When people come and see this film, are they --
what's the reaction been for you so far?
Are people surprised at exactly what the story you're telling?
-Yeah. I mean, you know, when you meet Nona,
you meet her in a small town in Honduras.
And you just, kind of, fall in love with her as a --
as a young woman.
You know, she's someone who has dreams. She has hopes.
But she also lives in extreme poverty
and, you know,
has no money and not a lot of resources.
And she meets this young, cute boy who says,
"Hey, you know, I have an opportunity for you
to come to America and have a better life.
And you're special. And I see it in you.
And, you know, come with me
and I'll find an opportunity for you."
So she decides to take the risk because it seems better
than her current circumstances in Honduras,
which, you know, Michael actually shot in San Pedro Sula
and in Guatemala. -And this was a choice he felt
was really important to shoot it on location.
-Yeah, he did. He -- it was absolutely critical
for him to shoot in basically the footsteps that these people
take, you know, and the risk that they put their lives in,
which, obviously, it's sort of not lost,
the timeliness of this movie.
And the release of this movie isn't lost on me in terms
of what's happening at the border.
-As an E.P., obviously -- you do have a cameo in the film.
But it's a small part. -Yeah.
-And one of the things I know as an E.P.,
you had to concern yourself with was security.
That must have been a big part,
especially shooting on location every day.
-Yeah, I mean he and the crew -- it's a small crew.
It was 8 to 10 people, honestly.
It was himself and a couple of other people in the cast.
And they were shooting in
some of the most dangerous places in the world.
And so, you know, for us, most of the money
went to security which was an ex-Navy S.E.A.L.,
armored vehicles, armed guards.
Everything basically to keep them --
keep them safe in these places.
-And I want to ask about this -- It's a bit of a coincidence.
You and your husband were married a day before in 2013.
You were married a day before -- -What is your date?
-We're September 1st, 2013. -Okay.
-And you are? -We're August 31st, 2013.
-You're August. Okay. -Yeah.
-So there we are. So you were a day before?
-Yep. -And I did not -- your husband
got the date tattooed, the date of your wedding?
-He did. -This bums me out.
Because I did not.
[ Laughter ]
Where did he get it tattooed?
-He got it tattooed right here. -Okay.
Was there a reason he got it there?
-He got it -- yeah, he got it there.
Because about three weeks of seeing each other, he --
I had signed a card for him --
-Wait, three weeks after meeting?
-Well, yeah, of -- -Of dating?
-Of dating. -Okay.
So you're three weeks in, okay.
-Yeah, we're three weeks in. And he --
I had signed a birthday card for him with my name.
And he -- for my -- so his birthday's in October.
And my birthday's in January.
And so I signed this card in October.
And he came home on my birthday. And he -- I said,
"You better get in the shower, you know.
We're going to -- we have to go to dinner."
And he said, "I can't get in the shower.
'Cause it's going to affect your present."
And I said, "Okay."
[ Laughter ]
And then I, kind of,
realized what it was.
And it was my name tattooed on the inside of his arm.
-He did that after three weeks? -He -- I mean he was --
-Wow. -Listen, he's all-in.
-Yeah. No. -He's a dude, you know?
-Everybody knows that. -He's a dude.
-But I'm a dude, too.
And it took me five years to propose.
[ Laughter ] -Where is your tattoo?
-Yeah, exactly. I mean --
-He got this one here. Because he --
the Kate tattoos covers the -- protects the date of our --
-Oh, wow. So he's really romantic.
And then on top of it all,
this is an incredibly beautiful wedding photo of you guys.
-Thank you. -Where did you do it?
-So we got married in Montana. -Okay.
-We -- he has a --
[ Cheers and applause ]
-We also -- we also had those horses.
[ Laughter ] -Yeah, a horse-drawn carriage
brought me into -- we got married on top of a mountain.
-I'm so glad -- I'm so glad we didn't hear
about this wedding until now.
[ Laughter ]
Ours was lovely as well.
-Where did you get married?
-We got married in Martha's Vineyard.
-Oh, beautiful. -And it was -- we had lobsters.
We had two lobsters.
[ Laughter ]
She got pulled in.
She was on a boat that was pulled by two lobsters.
It took forever. It was a terrible plan.
Because, you know, we thought -- but lobsters are not as slow.
And they were -- -That's so funny.
-Even a big one can't pull a human woman.
-That's hilarious. -Congratulations on the film.
-Thank you. -And thank you for making it.
Thank you so much for being here.
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