I Was a Teenage Prostitute (2002)

Coming of age in a Massage Parlor

The story of a 17 year-old high school junior who accidentally lands in a suburban rub and tug. The filmmaker describes finding identity and family as an underage prostitute and the subsequent wrestling with shame and stereotypes. Now, a mother of two children with a most conventional life, she looks back with humor and pride.

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