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Prostitution is a job that promises quick cash, but the reality is danger, drugs, sexually transmitted diseases, hard lessons and lost hopes. In the tradition of HBO's revealing "Hookers at the Point" documentaries, ATLANTIC CITY HOOKERS: IT AIN'T E-Z BEING A HO' sheds light on the world's oldest profession, but in a new, neon-soaked venue: Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Produced and directed by Brent Owens, who detailed the lives of street prostitutes in previous HBO documentaries, including three "Hookers at the Point" specials set in Hunts Point, NY, as well as "Hookers & Johns: Trick or Treat" and "Pimps Up, Ho's Down," ATLANTIC CITY HOOKERS: IT AIN'T E-Z BEING A HO' captures hookers in action as they turn tricks in cars, alleys and hotel rooms.
"With some of our personalities out of the game, we decided to head south to the Jersey Shore, where we see the Atlantic City lights, where many lost souls go broke," explains Owens.
Shot on location in the casinos and on the streets of this east-coast gambling mecca, the often explicit, yet frequently poignant, documentary underscores the hopes, fears and humanity of these Boardwalk women-for-hire, telling hard-luck stories of six prostitutes, who open up in a series of informal interviews.
People highlighted include: a mother of two who moved to Atlantic City after a pimp gave her his business card; a stripper-turned hooker who finds money "intoxicating"; a drug addict who once nearly sold her baby to bankroll a gambling habit; and a hooker who gave up a country-club lifestyle to descend into a life of drugs and tricks. Captured on camera, the prostitutes strike deals with "johns," check in with pimps and share "Can you top this?" tales with each other during breaks.
ATLANTIC CITY HOOKERS: IT AIN'T E-Z BEING A HO' is produced and directed by Brent Owens.
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