The establishing of rape camps by the Japanese Imperial Army in Asia during World War II is still an unknown topic for many in the Western world. We were told that even in Japan, this topic is not taught in schools anymore.
With our documentary, we want to give the victims a voice and let their stories be heard. Our mission is to raise awareness for the miseries they had to endure.
We have already travelled to the Philippines once and have conducted primary interviews with the former comfort women. We are currently seeking funding (see more on our campaign page on indieGoGo) in order to travel there again with a professional film team. There, we would like to shoot the actual film and finish it.
We are two production companies co-producing this film: Ginger Foot Films and bce films & more GmbH.
bce films & more GmbH is a production company run by Bettina Ehrhardt. She is a journalist, television producer and director. All of her films have received numerous international awards. Bettina will be a producer and director for "Forgotten Slaves".
Ginger Foot Films is a production company run by Björn Jensen. He is a producer, consultant for film production companies, author, distributor and lecturer at several film academies and universities. He has worked on more than 60 documentaries and feature films. Björn will be a producer and director for "Forgotten Slaves".
