{"id":56688,"date":"2017-08-31T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-upliftv-premieres-8-days-special-in-support-of-the-sex-trafficking-victims\/"},"modified":"2017-08-31T12:28:03","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T16:28:03","slug":"upliftv-estrena-8-days-special-en-apoyo-a-las-victimas-del-trafico-sexual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/upliftv-estrena-8-days-special-en-apoyo-a-las-victimas-del-trafico-sexual\/","title":{"rendered":"Upliftv Premieres 8 Days Special in support of the Sex-Trafficking Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WEST PALM BEACH, Florida<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 31, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Upliftv, the network that offers inspirational movies, captivating series and powerful documentaries, as well as a variety of TV ministries, announced the premiere of<i> 8 Days Special<\/i>, an impactful Upliftv original production that\u00a0advocates for the many victims of sex trafficking in America, while taking an inside look at the events occurred in the hit movie <i>8 Days<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>On <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 4<\/span><sup>th <\/sup>at <span class=\"xn-chron\">8 p.m. EST<\/span>, Upliftv will feature <i>8 Days Special<\/i>, an in-depth look at the growing problem of sex trafficking in America. This special presentation will highlight the events that inspired the movie <i>8 Days <\/i>featuring exclusive commentary from the film&#8217;s cast and crew, including director <span class=\"xn-person\">Jaco Booyens<\/span>, writer <span class=\"xn-person\">Philipa A. Booyens<\/span>, actresses <span class=\"xn-person\">Nicole Smolen<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Katie Walker<\/span>. This dramatic look at the horrors of sex trafficking aims to bring awareness about a continuous and inhumane crisis, a threat that&#8217;s commonly ignored while affecting millions of people around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i>8 Days<\/i> is not just a film, but a tool to transform lives,&#8221; stated <span class=\"xn-person\">Jaco Booyens<\/span>, Director of the hit movie <i>8 Days<\/i>. &#8220;Ignoring sex trafficking doesn&#8217;t make it go away; there&#8217;s no choice in the matter, you&#8217;re either for trafficking children or you&#8217;re against it, no child or person should be for sale.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The time is now to stand up, stand out, and be a voice for those who have no voice,&#8221; added actress <span class=\"xn-person\">Katie Walker<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Produced by Upliftv, <i>8 Days Special <\/i>delves into the challenges faced during the production of the film, and highlights what inspired those involved. <i>8 Days <\/i>tells a story based on true event; in America thousands of women and children are either manipulated or kidnapped to be sold into the sex and human trafficking industries. <\/p>\n<p>Upliftv is owned and operated by Olympusat, Inc., a leader in the Hispanic television and media space through its 100+ SD and HD Spanish and English-language television networks, and it&#8217;s currently available in over 20 million U.S. households on DIRECTV, Buckeye Broadband, Consolidated Communications, Frontier Communications and Hotwire Communications.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on\u00a0Upliftv&#8217;s programming, including tune in dates and times, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.upliftv.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>upliftv.com<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Olympusat &#8211; Editorial Contact:<br \/>Jesus Pi\u00f1ango<br \/>561-249-5228<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:jesus@olympusat.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">jesus@olympusat.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Upliftv<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WEST PALM BEACH, Florida<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 31, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Upliftv, the network that offers inspirational movies, captivating series and powerful documentaries, as well as a variety of TV ministries, announced the premiere of<i> 8 Days Special<\/i>, an impactful Upliftv original production that\u00a0advocates for the many victims of sex trafficking in America, while taking an inside look at the events occurred in the hit movie <i>8 Days<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>On <span class=\"xn-chron\">September&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entretenimiento"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56688\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}