May 4::Begging Naked

“Begging Naked” began in 1996, when director Karen Gehres began to video tape the stories of a teen runaway and prostitute named Elise. When Elise decided to go back into stripping at age 30, the story went on an unpredictable course. Over the next 7 years, Mayor Guiliani wiped out the sex businesses on 42nd Street leaving Elise unemployed. Elise began to spiral mentally out of control , stopped paying rent and was eventually evicted. She now lives in Central Park. All of these events have been documented in “Begging Naked”. The events in Elise’s life have dictated the 9 years of production.

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items are from 09 May 2008.