Playground (2009 film)

Playground is a 2009 documentary directed by Libby Spears and produced by David de Rothschild. The film focuses on the child sex trade in the United States.^[1]

Playground
Directed by	Libby Spears
Produced by	David de Rothschild
Edited by	Oreet Rees
Music by	Björk Radiohead Chris Martin Blonde Redhead Cat Power Sigur Rós CocoRosie Basement Jaxx DJ Shadow Kazu Makino
Release dates	April 22, 2009 (2009-04-22) (Tribeca) September 4, 2009 (2009-09-04) (United States)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Playground challenges the notion that the sexual exploitation of children is limited to back-alley brothels in developing countries and traces the epidemic of exploitation to its disparate, and decidedly American, roots — among them the way children are educated about sex, and the problem of raising awareness about a crime that inherently cannot be shown.

The film includes interviews with Ernie Allen, President of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Judge Sanford "Sammy" Jones, Former Chief Judge of the Fulton County Juvenile Court and unfolds as a search for Michelle, an everyday American girl who was lost to the underbelly of sexual exploitation as a child and has yet to resurface a decade later.

Playground features original artwork by Japanese pop artist, Yoshitomo Nara, and animation by Heather Bursch. The executive producers were George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Steven Soderbergh, Abigail Disney, Lauren & Gayle Embrey, and Jeff Vespa.^[2]