Short film highlights human trafficking problem in Sacramento

WEBVTT A LOOK AT PEOPLE AND THE MESSAGE BEHIND THE FILM. REPORTER: MY SISTER'S HOUSE IS A GROUP COMMITTTED TO HELPING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING GET OUT AND TRANSITION INTO A BETTER LIFE. THIS FILM IS A POWERFUL LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE UP AGAINST. IT TELLS THE STORIES OF TWO DIFFERENT VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. ONE WOMAN AND ONE MAN SOLD INTO SLAVERY. HE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME TO DO. REPORTER: TONIGHT, SUPPORTERS OF MY SISTER'S HOUSE LISTENED AND WATCHED. IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY SACRAMENTO IS A NATURAL HUB FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. REPORTER: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NILDA VALMORES SAYS HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVOLVES MEN AND WOMEN, AS BOTH VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS. THE THOUGHT OF CALLING A PERSON NEVER CROSSED MY MIND. REPORTER: THIS FILM IS ABOUT PUTTING A FACE TO THE PROBLEM AND ENCOURAGING MORE PEOPLE TO BECOME PART OF THE SOLUTION. THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFICKING IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOMEONE EITHER FOR LABOR OR SEX, OR BOTH. I HOPE WHEN PEOPLE WATCH THIS THAT THEY WILL RESPOND WITH COURAGE AND RESPOND WITH ACTION WHEN THEY SEE SOMEONE WHO MIGHT BE A VICTIM OF HUMAN