We're leaving for Ontario today. Our access with the working girl here in Tucson has dissolved. I think, in part, it's because she found herself on film doing things that, upon reflection, she didn't want seen by some people. This is our main difficulty out here; not just gaining, but maintaining access to our subject.
It's certainly dangerous to get involved in the illicit dealings of such unstable people, but in the end I have come to appreciate the camera's role in all of this. Without it we would just be a couple of guys asking weird questions of sketchy people. With it, we are sharing a story not often heard by the vast majority of people. Ultimately there is a reason why most people have failed to hear these stories, and we are learning how to gain and maintain access long enough to tell those stories. This time, I suppose, we were not entirely successful.
But we're on to Ontario now, and a new beginning has a certain appeal to it. This is supposed to be the single largest site of truckstop prostitution in the country, and if we're careful, we might just unlock its stories for the world.
Peace and Love,
Dan
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