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‘Rites Undone’ is a short documentary about Nigerian sex workers in Italy. The film investigates the psychological methods of control used by sex traffickers, and explores the epistemic challenges faced by European mental health workers seeking to offer therapy �������Dz��� c�ܱ��ٳܰ����� a�Ի� r����������dzܲ�‾�����������.����

The Mental Health Rights Film Festival, fostered by the Lisbon Institute of Global Mental Health, is a short film festival and international competition that focuses on showcasing cinematographic works that deal with mental health issues, in order to raise awareness of the rights of people with mental disorders and to fight the stigma associated with mental disorders.��

Bartek Dziadosz, Executive Producer of ‘Rites Undone’ and Director at the Derek Jarman Lab, said: “Naomi Richman and Eddie Bolger’s film is an important contribution to the discourse on a challenging topic of interrelation between belief systems and economic conditions. It does not shy away from tackling our cultural preconceptions and puts into sharp relief an intersection of issues related to the migrant routes between West Africa and Europe. I am incredibly proud that we produced the film and that it is getting a wider recognition.”����

The film was made possible through a collaboration between the research project and the Derek Jarman Lab. Hidden Persuaders (2014 to 2021) was a Wellcome Trust funded project, based at the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology at ����logo���. It investigated cultural debates and fears about ‘brainwashing’ and mind control through academic research, filmmaking, public engagement and outreach work. Naomi Richman, now a Junior Research Fellow in Anthropology at Trinity College, Cambridge, led the collaboration and directed the film whilst a Postdoctoral researcher on the Hidden Persuaders project.��

The Derek Jarman Lab is based at ����logo���’s School of Arts. It specialises in using filmmaking as a tool for exploring and communicating research.��