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Winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
Oct 28, 2022 · Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids | A Documentary By Zana Briski & Ross Kauffman. Release Date - 2004. Addeddate 2022-10-28 13:42:43 Identifier
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Born Into Brothels. A film by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski. Calcuttas Red Light Children. In the dark underworld of Calcutta’s overcrowded red light district ...
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May 10, 2006 · Set in Calcutta's notorious red-light district, Born Into Brothels explores the lives of its most vulnerable citizens. Directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, the picture s eight small subjects shot the still footage themselves. Briski first teaches them how to shoot and edit. The children then put her lessons into practice.
Born into Brothels Documentary 2005 1 hr 25 min Philo Available on Philo, Tubi TV, Plex Winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. ...
The children, literally born into the brothels, are able to capture elements of life in the Red Light District that outsiders cannot. As their photography progresses, Zana seeks to use the children's photographs to help secure them education at boarding schools.
In Born Into Brothels, directors Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman chronicle the amazing transformation of the children they come to know in the red light district of Calcutta. Briski, a professional photographer, gives them lessons and cameras, igniting the latent spark of artistic creativity within them.
