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| A tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art, "Born into Brothels" is a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in the red light district of Calcutta where their mothers are prostitutes. Zana Briski, a New York-based photojournalist who travelled to India to document the lives of women in the brothels, gives these youngsters cameras and teaches them how to take pictures, leading them to look at their world with new eyes. |
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| Directed
by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman
Writen
by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman
Produced
by
Zana Briski .... producer
Ross Kauffman .... producer
Original Music by John McDowell
Cinematography by
Zana Briski
Ross Kauffman
Film Editing by
Nancy Baker
Ross Kauffman
MPAA:
Rated R for some sequences of strong
language.
Runtime: Brazil:85 min / USA:85 min
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| A
tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of
art, "Born into Brothels" is a portrait of several unforgettable
children who live in the red light district of Calcutta where their
mothers are prostitutes. Zana Briski, a New York-based photojournalist
who travelled to India to document the lives of women in the brothels,
gives these youngsters cameras and teaches them how to take pictures,
leading them to look at their world with new eyes. Together with co-director
Ross Kauffman, Briski captures the magical way in which beauty can
be found in the most unlikely of places and how a promising future
becomes a possibility for children who previously had no future at
all. Touching and heartfelt, yet devoid of sentimentality, "Born
into Brothels" defies the tear-stained tourist snapshot of the
global underbelly. Zana Briski spent years with these children and
became a part of their lives. Their photographs are prisms into their
souls, rather than anthropological curiosities, and a true testimony
to the power of the indelible creative spirit. Winner of the Audience
Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and over twenty other major
film festival prizes. |
Review by
TOM PRICE
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| Despite the popular success of a few documentaries in recent years, most documentaries still reach limited audiences. Some filmgoers, it is argued, go to movies to escape the hard realities of life, not wanting to be confronted with discouraging events.
While Born into Brothels gives an unflinching portrayal of what life is like for children of prostitutes in the slums of Calcutta, India, the film’s greatness comes not from its realism, but from the inspiration and hope we gain from following the lives of many of the featured children. American filmmaker Zana Briski originally went to Calcutta’s Red Light District of Sonagachi with co-director Ross Kauffman to portray life among those who work the brothels. They were quickly captivated, however, by the children of those women.
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Review by
DARREL MANSON
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"When I have a camera in my hands I feel happy. I feel like I am learning something...I can be someone."
-Suchitra (one of the children in Born Into Brothels)
 Photojournalist Zana Briski wanted to capture in pictures the hard life of prostitutes in Calcutta. She lived with them to gain their trust. In the process, she met their children who were growing up with no hope of a better life. Indeed, the girls would most likely soon be “joining the line.” The boys would likely become pimps or addicts.
These are children that our phrase “at risk” doesn’t even come close to describing. Where could they go to escape? Schools and agencies weren’t interested because their mothers (and sometimes even grandmothers and great-grandmothers) were sex workers. Even to get a passport was nearly impossible. These were children that most people would prefer didn’t exist.
Born Into Brothels shows us not just the lives of these children, but the hope that came into their world through the work and passion of Zana Briski. Briski brought point-and-shoot cameras for a group of the children and gave them instruction in the art of photography. Many of the photographs these children took of the streets of Calcutta are truly works of art.
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