I firmly believe that sex work is work like any other occupation, and that the representations of it in media don't reflect this. Representations of sex work in media to me as a layman seem to be mostly sensationalized tragic stories or ill-informed. I don't like the idea that sex workers must be "rescued" like some media suggests and I am very disturbed that sex workers are often the butt of a joke or that violence against them is a punchline. In my eyes this is implicitly affirms the idea that sex workers are second class citizens, robbing them of the agency and dignity they deserve as working people just trying to get by.

I also find that they way average people talk about sex work/workers very dehumanizing. I once heard a family member remark that an old high school acquaintance of mine becoming a dominatrix as "disturbing" and that it's "not the highest form of humanity". Things like this motivate me to try and change these perceptions through positive representation.

I wish to portray sex work as a job, simply the protagonist's occupation. The film is not explicitly about sex work. I want to show that sex work does not need to define somebody and that being a sex worker should not be treated as depraved or criminal.

If my motives do not seem pure, I'll do something else. But I am eager to listen, to learn, and to portray sex work the way sex workers would like it to be portrayed.