The Abolitionists

The Abolitionists
Directed by	Darrin Fletcher, Chet Thomas
Produced by	McKay Daines, Darrin Fletcher, Chet Thomas
Starring	Tim Ballard, Laurie Holden, Mark Mabry, Krista Rykert
Cinematography	Tristan Whitman
Edited by	Mike Chenoweth
Music by	Tim Jones
Production company	FletChet Entertainment
Distributed by	Fathom
Release date	May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
Running time	87 min
Country	United States
Language	English

The Abolitionists is a 2016 documentary film by Darrin Fletcher and Chet Thomas about a sting mission orchestrated in Colombia by the organization Operation Underground Railroad jump team, led by former U.S. Homeland Security Special Agent Timothy Ballard, countering child sex trafficking.

Development

The film was developed first and foremost as a reality television series, but as the first episode was being editing it began to take on its own life as a feature film, with seven episodes of the television series also being completed.

Reception

Critical response

The site NYC Movie Guru's critic wrote: "Spellbinding, gripping and eye-opening. Bravo to directors Darrin Fletcher and Chet Thomas for bringing Tim Ballard and the human rights issue of child sex trafficking to light".The Abolitionists had a one-night premiere on May 16, 2016, at over 450 theaters.

Episodes

External links

• Official website
• FletChet Entertainment
• The Abolitionists at IMDb
• Blog.OurRescue.org/the-abolitionists Archived 2014-08-22 at the Wayback Machine