Unseen Housewives
This show MUST NOT go on.
Child marriage is a human rights crisis. It was legal in 43 states in America up until when we launched UNSEEN HOUSEWIVES. It actively helped changing legislation in 3 States, Vermont, Connecticut, and Michigan. Now, 40 States that still allows child marriage. While the American population seemed determined to ignore the issue, we translated it into a form they can’t turn away from: reality television.
UNSEEN HOUSEWIVES is a fake reality show based on the real stories of child-marriage survivors in the United States. Child actors recreate the true experiences of real child-marriage survivors, set against familiar tropes of reality TV.
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UNITED NATIONS LAUNCH ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
UNSEEN HOUSEWIVES was launched on International Women’s Day at the UNITED NATIONS Commission on the Status of Women, introduced by NOBEL-PRIZE winner Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, streamed to thousands of people from hundreds of countries.
RESULTS
UNSEEN HOUSEWIVES got into State Capitals, helping to push US lawmakers and Senators for reintroducing bills to end Child Marriage. Consequently, law changes did put an end to child marriage in Vermont, Connecticut and Michigan, making UNSEEN HOUSEWIVES a success case for the client Unchained at Last, who actively used the project to influence law makers.
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