Benjamin Nolot
American filmmaker
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| years_active | 2007–present |
| organization | Exodus Cry |
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Benjamin Nolot is an American filmmaker and the CEO and founder of Exodus Cry, a Christian social activist group focused on the issue of human trafficking which has expressed opposition to the "entire global sex industry, including prostitution, pornography, and stripping". Nolot has also been involved with an International House of Prayer ministry which is based in Sacramento, California.
Career
Nolot has written, directed, and produced several films. His directing and producing credits include: Nefarious: Merchant of Souls (2011), Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution (2017), Spring Break Emcees (2017), Seattle’s Bikini Baristas (2019), and Existence (2020). He wrote Nefarious, Liberated, and Seattle’s Bikini Baristas. Nolot also acted in the short film Existence.
''Nefarious: Merchant of Souls''
Nolot wrote, directed, produced, and narrated Nefarious: Merchant of Souls, a documentary film about human trafficking. He also conducted the interviews in the film, speaking with such people as a police officer and a pimp. Nefarious was Nolot's film debut. At the 2011 California Film Awards, Nefarious made Nolot the Grand Winner in the Best First-Time Documentary category. At the 2012 Kingdomwood Christian Film Festival, Nolot was named Best Director.
''Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution''
Nolot directed, wrote, and produced this 2017 Netflix documentary. The film documents college spring breakers in Panama City, Florida, commenting on the exploitation of female bodies and the porn industry’s impact on millennial hook-up culture. Liberated toured in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. However, the film was criticized for its "painting of casual sex as inherently disempowering and the framing of sex as the most sacred act in the world", and has been described as "a Christian documentary disguising itself with no mention of its religious bias".
''Seattle's Bikini Baristas''
Nolot directed, wrote, and produced the short film Seattle's Bikini Baristas.
Controversy
In 2020, actress Melissa McCarthy and HBO withdrew their support from Exodus Cry after learning that Nolot had expressed "virulent views on social media about abortion rights and gay marriage."
References
References
- (December 6, 2019). "Seattle's Bikini Baristas Reveals Normalized Sexual Harassment in Bikini Coffee Shops". Chinook Overserver.
- Leesa Smith. (July 25, 2011). "Raising awareness of Sydney sex trafficking". Southern Courier.
- Pitts, Elizabeth. (December 6, 2019). "Founder of anti-human trafficking organization to speak about prevention on Hawaii Island". West Hawaii News Today.
- "The Problem".
- (28 March 2016). "The New Apostolic Reformation: History of a Modern Charismatic Movement". McFarland.
- Jimmy Stewart. (January 2, 2012). "'Nefarious: Merchant of Souls' Exposes Sex Trafficking Industry". [[Charisma (magazine).
- Dan Preston. (June 28, 2012). "Nefarious: Merchant of Souls". Godculture Magazine.
- Jamie Rake. (October 28, 2011). "Nefarious: Merchant of Souls". The Phantom Tollbooth.
- Ted Baehr. (August 6, 2012). "Nefarious: Merchant of Souls". Movieguide.
- Julia Gabriel Williams. (October 2, 2011). "'Nefarious' Docu-Drama Unmasks Global Sex Trade". [[Christian Broadcasting Network]].
- "2011 Grand Winners". California Film Awards.
- "2012 Kingdomwood Crowned". Kingdomwood Christian Film Festival.
- "Benjamin Nolot". IMDB.
- Samantha Coloe. (September 1, 2020). "How a Petition to Shut Down Pornhub Got Two Million Signatures". Vice.
- (May 10, 2018). "Revealed: the US 'Christian fundamentalists' behind new Netflix film on millennial sex lives". Open Democracy.
- Provost, Claire. "Revealed: the US 'Christian fundamentalists' behind new Netflix film on millennial sex lives".
- (April 28, 2020). "Seattle's Bikini Baristas Reveals Normalized Sexual Harassment in Bikini Coffee Shops". Cision.
- Rosen, Christopher. (November 13, 2020). "Melissa McCarthy Apologizes for Supporting Charity with Anti-LGBTQ Past". [[Vanity Fair (magazine).
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