On Demand

Scarlet Road

by Catherine Scott
Australian activist & sex worker Rachel Wotton fights for sex worker rights and sexual expression for those who are differently abled.
2011  ·  1h46m  ·  Australia
English
French subs
About the Film
Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression, Australian sex worker Rachel Wotton specializes in a long overlooked clientele— people with disabilities. Working in New South Wales—where prostitution is legal— Rachel’s philosophy is that human touch and sexual intimacy can be the most therapeutic aspects to our existence. Indeed, she is making a dramatic impact on the lives of her customers, many of whom are confined to wheelchairs or cannot speak or move unaided. Through her graduate studies and her nonprofit group Touching Base, Rachel both fights for the rights of sex workers and promotes awareness and access to sexual expression for the disabled through sex work—and brings together these two often marginalized groups. We follow her from conducting sex and disability workshops to speaking to the World Congress on Sexual Health about her mission to observing her overnight stays with severely disabled clients who blossom under her attention—with one man even gaining back lost movement and sensation thanks to his time spent with her. Rachel has made it her life’s work to end the stigma surrounding these populations; the depth, humor and passion in this positive and pro-active documentary will transform the way we see sex workers and people with disabilities forever.
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Festivals and Awards
2012
Sydney International Film Festival, Australia,, Official Selection
2012
SXSW Film Festival, Austin, Texas,, Official Selection
2012
DOXA Documentary Film Festival,, Official Selection
2012
Sheffield Doc Fest, UK, Official Selection
2012
Sarasota Film Festival, Official Selection
2012
HOT DOCS Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, Official Selection
2012
FOXTEL Awards, Nominated: Best Documentary
2012
Walkley Awards, Brisbane, Australia, Nominated: Best Documentary
In the Press
Review
John finkThe Film Stage
Editor
Andrea Lang ASE
Producer
Pat Fiske
Sound Editor
Mike Jones
Soundtrack Composer
Antony Partos & David McCormack
Writer
Catherine Scott
Director
Catherine Scott
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