ADAPT

To raise international awareness about the plight of human trafficking in
Viet Nam, Pacific Links Foundation (PALS) will host two special screenings of ‘Holly’ on

Saturday November 24th at 1:50pm at Edwards Cinema 10 in Westminster, CA and

Friday November 30th at Kabuki Theater in San Francisco, CA

Saturday December 1st at Elmwood Theater in Berkeley, CA

‘Holly,’ first premiered at the UN Headquarters on November 7th and described as “hard to watch but even harder
to forget” by The New York Sun, is a highly acclaimed feature film produced by Priority Films. Shot on location in
Cambodia, including many scenes in actual brothels in the notorious red-light district of Phnom Penh, ‘Holly’ is a
captivating and emotional drama. Harsh, yet poetic, the film is dedicated to raising awareness of the epidemic of
“sexploitation”—child trafficking and the sex slavery trade. Garnering buzz and acclaim, The New York Observer
writes the film “shines a light on the perverse and sordid part of the world few people have ever seen.” Hampton
TV praises ‘Holly’ as “Spellbinding. A must see film!”

The movie follows the story of Holly, a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl (Actress Thuy Nguyen) sold by her
impoverished family and smuggled across the border to work as a prostitute in Cambodian brothels. Patrick, an
American man (Actor Ron Livingston of OFFICE SPACE), embarks on a frantic search through the beautiful and
sordid faces of Cambodia in an attempt to bring her to safety.

The problem of modern day slavery encompasses trafficking, labor export, domestic worker arrangements,
marriage arrangements. The United Nations estimates more than one million people, mostly young and innocent
born into poverty, are being enslaved against their will each year. Many Vietnamese American non-governmental
organizations have worked to help reducing the suffering and raise awareness about this tragedy. They need your
help in the face of immense difficulties both in funding and in getting authorities to pay more attention to protecting
the innocent, prosecuting the predators and assisting victims.
Started in 2005, ADAPT (An giang Dong thap Alliance for the Prevention of Trafficking) is a collaboration among
three Vietnamese American NGOs including Pacific Links Foundation, East Meets West Foundation and
International Children Assistance Network with partial support from USAID. ADAPT is based in the Mekong
Delta in Viet Nam and works to prevent the trafficking of young girls and women across the Viet Nam-Cambodia
border. ADAPT strives towards its goals through activities aiming at enhancing the educational attainment and
improving vocational choices for at-risk young girls; for trafficking victims, our efforts focus on their gaining a
solid and safe new leash on life through reintegration assistance. For more information on ADAPT, please visit:
www.adaptvietnam.org

Guy Moshe, Writer/Director of ‘Holly,’ Lead Actress Thuy Nguyen – a resident of Orange County, and Diep
Vuong of PALS/ADAPT will be in attendance for a Q&A panel after the film in Westminster. Guy Jacobson,
Writer/Producer of ‘Holly,’ and ADAPT representatives will be on hand for the Q&A sessions in Berkeley and San
Francisco.
We invite you to come to the screenings and join the movement to end trafficking.

Contact:
Diep Vuong - Pacific Links Foundation
510-435-3035
adapt@pacificlinks.org