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Strip Down, Rise Up

When I was 19, I ran away from home and I moved to Los Angeles

When I was 19, I ran away from home and I moved to Los Angeles

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When I was 19, I ran away from home
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and I moved to Los Angeles.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:37
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Kavana Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Academy Award Nominated director Michèle Ohayon's Verite film follows women of all ages and ethnic backgrounds who heal trauma and body image shame through sensual dance and daring pole dance artistry.
I didn't know how to do anything, but I had a lot of confidence… - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:10
I didn't know how to do anything, but I had a lot of co...
I'd saved up maybe, like, $2,000, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
I'd saved up maybe, like, $2,000,
I'll pay you $25 an hour to do nude modeling. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:04
I'll pay you $25 an hour to do nude modeling.
I only make six dollars an hour babysitting, so… - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
I only make six dollars an hour babysitting, so…
Lack of funds led me to nude modeling, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:08
Lack of funds led me to nude modeling,
Wendy James. Tell us, Wendy, how old are you? - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:04
Wendy James. Tell us, Wendy, how old are you?
And it wasn't until I was in the industry - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:11
And it wasn't until I was in the industry
I lied to a lot of people - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
I lied to a lot of people
I also didn't want to admit to the people I love that I was failing. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
I also didn't want to admit to the people I love that I...
I had a lot of shame about what I was doing - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
I had a lot of shame about what I was doing
I was tithing on my porn money - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
I was tithing on my porn money
I was, like, taking from the bad and giving to the good, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
I was, like, taking from the bad and giving to the good,
My two worlds collided when two of the Mormon elders… - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:10
My two worlds collided when two of the Mormon elders…
They told me they knew what I was doing, and I got really embarrassed, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
They told me they knew what I was doing, and I got really em...
I got punished because someone saw me in a porn video. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:04
I got punished because someone saw me in a porn video.
They were watching it, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:04
They were watching it,
I started waitressing, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:08
I started waitressing,
They'd call me a whore, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
They'd call me a whore,
There would be these men who would come into the restaurants, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
There would be these men who would come into the restaurants...
I would get a receipt back saying, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:14
I would get a receipt back saying,