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Miss Ziff said there was nothing about Girl Model that surprised her and that it brought back a lot of memories. In the documentary, Nadya is plucked from her home in Russia and sent unsupervised to the bustling Tokyo for her first job as a model, where, as a 13-year-old, she is left to grapple with the language barrier alone, told to lie about her age on a shoot, and is seen crying for her mother. Nadya is still working as a model and her agency is furious with the way sheвЂ™s been portrayed in the film. Miss Ziff explained: 'Fashion overwhelmingly favors malleable, adolescent girls - not women with the life experience and strength to demand fair treatment.'

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They find themselves in a situation with no plausible way to improve their working environment, other than to defend the industry that, more often than not, takes full advantage of them. Model rights: Sara Ziff and Jenna Sauers aim to give models in the U.S. However their dreams usually contrast with the industry's lack of supervision and trusted guidance from the agents that are supposed to look out for them, instead fostering a competitive climate where models feel reluctant and anxious to talk about their experiences with one another, or the press, for fear of losing clients and jobs. The documentary shows how many of these young girls are from rural, poor backgrounds, and Nadyal's optimism about rescuing her family from financial hardship through modelling is a common theme among young girls who cling to the promise of a profitable career.

It highlights an unregulated industry that relies on a labor force of children - children who often work unchaperoned far away from home. Sara Ziff, a model and founder of The Model Alliance, told MailOnline that 'Girl Model does not present the modeling industry in a glamorous light. His decision defied industry guidelines from the CFDA which forbid the use of models under the age of 16. The documentary premiere at SXSW last week follows recent controversy surrounding Marc Jacobs's most recent show, which saw him use 14-year-old models on the catwalk.

'Fashion overwhelmingly favors malleable, adolescent girls - not women with the life experience and strength to demand fair treatment' 'All of the things depicted in the film - contracts that aren't honored, agency debt, and the pressure to drop out of school - are things that do happen to models, including very young models, in the industry today,' she continued. She explained: ' namely the extreme youth of many of the girls when they begin their careers, and the financial asymmetries between the models and the powerful brands, agencies, and magazines they end up working for. Jenna Sauers, a former model, fashion writer for Jezebel and member of The Model Alliance, told MailOnline she believes Girl Model accurately spotlights important issues in the industry. Those involved in the modelling industry also agree that the documentary was an accurate representation of the problems which widely hinder the ability for models to have a fulfilling career like any other. Girl Model filmmaker, David Redmon said: 'The problem is when 12-15 year old girls are placed inside a marketplace of adults that sexualizes them and treats them as disposable goods, thereвЂ™s an infinite potential for the situation to go awry.'

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