Exodus Cry sets Las Vegas screening for documentary High Class

Exodus Cry will screen its documentary High Class in Las Vegas on July 9, followed by a panel on trafficking and exploitation in the escort industry. The film, which first premiered on YouTube in May and at the Newport Beach Film Festival, is aimed at shifting public understanding of sex trafficking in Nevada and beyond.

Why it matters: - High Class targets the hidden harms behind Nevada’s escort industry, a market the film frames as driven by coercion, control and exploitation. - The screening aims to bring law enforcement, advocates and trafficking survivors into the same room as the public conversation around prostitution and sex trafficking. - Exodus Cry says the film is part of a broader effort to shift culture and drive policy change around sexual exploitation.

What happened: - Exodus Cry announced a Las Vegas screening of High Class for July 9 at 5:30 p.m. at THIRD Street in the Las Vegas Arts District. - The event will be followed by a panel discussion with Benjamin Nolot, local law enforcement, advocates and trafficking survivor leaders. - The film is available now at More information. - The Las Vegas screening address is 814 S 3rd St, Las Vegas, 89101. - The ticket includes an In-N-Out Burger meal for the first 150 attendees.

The details: - High Class originally premiered on YouTube in May and reached one million views quickly. - The documentary first debuted at the Newport Beach Film Festival. - The film uses first-person accounts from women who were pulled into the Las Vegas sex trade against their will. - The documentary describes an industry generating billions of dollars while leaving many women at the center with little control and little benefit. - Leah Albright-Byrd, a trafficking survivor in Vegas featured in the film, said demand in Las Vegas is constant, normalized and marketed, creating conditions where exploitation thrives. - Exodus Cry says its body of work has generated more than 100 million views worldwide.

Between the lines: - The film is built to challenge the glamorized image of escorting and prostitution that often surrounds Las Vegas. - Pairing a public screening with a panel suggests Exodus Cry is trying to move the film from awareness into local action and policy discussion. - The release also positions High Class as both a documentary and an advocacy tool, not just a standalone film.

What's next: - Viewers can attend the Las Vegas screening or watch the film online now. - Exodus Cry says High Class is part of continuing efforts to expand global awareness and encourage systemic change. - The organization expects the documentary to help drive a movement that pushes back against trafficking and prostitution.

The bottom line: - High Class is Exodus Cry’s latest attempt to use investigative storytelling to expose trafficking in the escort industry and pressure public attitudes to change.