Coming of Age on A Porn Set

Jewell Baraka is a writer, survivor, advocate, MMA enthusiast, beach lover, and seeker who has fought through the caverns of her own trauma to find a way forward both for herself and others. She uses her voice alongside other survivors and advocates to shine a light on the needs of survivors and the human rights violations in the sex industry.

Trafficked on an adult hardcore porn set at 14, Jewell had to find a way out of the script and character that was being written for her.  Faced with the worst version of herself on the screen before her, in a moment of shattering light, Jewell must decide if she will continue going with the flow or if she will fight to become a better version of herself. The power to rewrite her story and character into a version she wants to see reflected in the mirror could only be…