The film was developed first and foremost as a reality television series, but as the first episode was being edited it began to take on its own life as a feature film, with seven episodes of the television series about subsequent jumps produced shortly after.
Receptionedit
Critical responseedit
The site NYC Movie Guru's critic wrote: "Spellbinding, gripping and eye-opening. Bravo to directors Darrin Fletcher and Chet Thomas for bringing Tim Ballard and the human rights issue of child sex trafficking to light".[3]The Abolitionists had a one-night premiere on May 16, 2016, at over 450 theaters.[4]
Episodesedit
No.
Title
Directed by
Original release date
1
"Operation Yvrose"
Darrin Fletcher & Chet Thomas
TBA
2
"Operation Boca Chica"
Darrin Fletcher & Chet Thomas
TBA
3
"Operation Open Doors"
Darrin Fletcher & Chet Thomas
TBA
4
"Operation New World"
Darrin Fletcher & Chet Thomas
TBA
5
"Operation Triple Take - Part I"
Darrin Fletcher & Chet Thomas
TBA
6
"Operation Triple Take - Part II"
Darrin Fletcher & Chet Thomas
TBA
7
"Operation Searching For Gardy"
Darrin Fletcher & Chet Thomas
TBA
Referencesedit
^Kreps, Daniel (19 October 2014). "'Walking Dead' Actress Helps Rescue Colombian Sex Slaves". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^Smith, Candace; Pinedo-Burns, Aristides (22 October 2014). "Rescuing Children From Colombia's Sex Trafficking Trade". ABC News. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^"Documentary Roundup". Retrieved September 9, 2016.
^Robbins, Caryn. "Human Trafficking Documentary THE ABOLITIONISTS Heading to U.S. Theaters This May". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
abolitionists, confused, with, abolitionist, 2016, american, documentary, film, directed, darrin, fletcher, chet, thomas, about, sting, mission, orchestrated, colombia, organization, operation, underground, railroad, jump, team, former, homeland, security, spe. Not to be confused with The Abolitionist The Abolitionists is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Darrin Fletcher and Chet Thomas about a sting mission orchestrated in Colombia by the organization Operation Underground Railroad jump team led by former U S Homeland Security Special Agent Tim Ballard countering child sex trafficking 1 2 The AbolitionistsDirected byDarrin Fletcher Chet ThomasProduced byMcKay Daines Darrin Fletcher Chet ThomasStarringTim Ballard Laurie Holden Mark Mabry Krista RykertCinematographyTristan WhitmanEdited byMike ChenowethMusic byTim JonesProductioncompanyFletChet EntertainmentDistributed byFathomRelease dateMay 16 2016 2016 05 16 Running time87 minCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Development 2 Reception 2 1 Critical response 3 Episodes 4 References 5 External linksDevelopment editThe film was developed first and foremost as a reality television series but as the first episode was being edited it began to take on its own life as a feature film with seven episodes of the television series about subsequent jumps produced shortly after Reception editCritical response edit The site NYC Movie Guru s critic wrote Spellbinding gripping and eye opening Bravo to directors Darrin Fletcher and Chet Thomas for bringing Tim Ballard and the human rights issue of child sex trafficking to light 3 The Abolitionists had a one night premiere on May 16 2016 at over 450 theaters 4 Episodes editNo TitleDirected byOriginal release date1 Operation Yvrose Darrin Fletcher amp Chet ThomasTBA 2 Operation Boca Chica Darrin Fletcher amp Chet ThomasTBA 3 Operation Open Doors Darrin Fletcher amp Chet ThomasTBA 4 Operation New World Darrin Fletcher amp Chet ThomasTBA 5 Operation Triple Take Part I Darrin Fletcher amp Chet ThomasTBA 6 Operation Triple Take Part II Darrin Fletcher amp Chet ThomasTBA 7 Operation Searching For Gardy Darrin Fletcher amp Chet ThomasTBAReferences edit Kreps Daniel 19 October 2014 Walking Dead Actress Helps Rescue Colombian Sex Slaves Rolling Stone Retrieved 3 October 2018 Smith Candace Pinedo Burns Aristides 22 October 2014 Rescuing Children From Colombia s Sex Trafficking Trade ABC News Retrieved 3 October 2018 Documentary Roundup Retrieved September 9 2016 Robbins Caryn Human Trafficking Documentary THE ABOLITIONISTS Heading to U S Theaters This May BroadwayWorld com Retrieved 2021 12 14 External links editOfficial website FletChet Entertainment The Abolitionists at IMDb nbsp Blog OurRescue org the abolitionists Archived 2014 08 22 at the Wayback Machine Portals nbsp Human sexuality nbsp Business and economics nbsp Law nbsp Film nbsp United States nbsp This article about a biographical documentary film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Abolitionists amp oldid 1210019308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
