CAST

Gideon Mwesezi

Roman Mwesezi

Ambassador Betty Bigombe

Crew

Directed and Produced by Timothy Blackwood
Illustrations by Sofia Feraboli
Production Coordinator: Paul Kabango
Director of Photography: Sharifu Kisambira
Sound Recordist: Bryan Kisembo
Production Driver: Raymond Mugisha
Edited by Heston Roewe & Timothy Blackwood

Assistant Editors:
Monica Lewis
David Williams
Hannah Caruana

Colorist: Ramin Ouladi
Supervising Sound Editor: Odin Benitez, MPSE
Sound Designer and Dialogue Editor: Sean Benitez
Re-Recording Mixers: Duncan McRae, David Semon

“Dark Room” Written and Performed by Gideon Mwesezi & David Blackwood

“Cog in the Machine” Written and Performed by Sean Benitez

Post-Production Sound Services Provided by Formosa Group

Assistant to Mr. Blackwood: Tag Hilliard
Post-Production Intern: Libby Gorton

Special Thanks:
Cezary Podkul
Tara Gallardy
Erin West

Production Services:
Talking Films Production

Executive: Derrick Kibisi

Executive Producers:
Thomas Pack
Michael Pack
Gina Cappo Pack
Matthew Friedman

SYNOPSiS

SCAM SLAVE: From Hell to Home follows Gideon Mwesezi, a young Ugandan man who accepts what appears to be a data-entry job in Thailand, only to be trafficked across the border into Myanmar and forced inside a scam compound tied to the global “pig butchering” industry.

Rather than portraying scammers and victims as enemies, the film exposes the hidden system that exploits both: trafficked workers who are coerced through abuse and intimidation, and unsuspecting Americans who are deceived through loneliness and hope.

The film features an original song “Dark Room,” performed by Gideon about his most challenging experience while being trafficked. Because much of Gideon’s captivity could not be filmed, the documentary also uses hand-drawn pencil illustrations to visualize his memories.

All hand drawn illustrations are by Italian artist Sofia Feraboli.
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