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Born into brothels [videorecording] / a film by Ross Kauffman & Zana Briski ; Red Light Films in association with Thinkfilm and HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films ; executive producer, Geralyn White Dreyfous ; co-executive producer, Pamela Tanner Boll.

Contributor Briski, Zana.

Edition Statement:Full screen (4:3).

Imprint:[New York] : ThinkFilm, [2005]

Description1 DVD (83 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Note:Documentary film.

Note:Special features: directors' commentary with Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski ; special video commentary by children watching scenes from the film ; deleted scenes ; update on the children three years later ; interview with Charlie Rose ; Academy Award acceptance speech ; production stills ; about kids with cameras ; theatrical trailer ; trailer gallery.

Target AudienceMPAA rating: R (some sequences of strong language).

Note:While living in the red light district of Calcutta, documenting life in the brothels, New York-based photographer Zana Briski embarked on a project by which she gave cameras to the children of prostitutes and taught them photography, awakening within them hidden talent and creativity and giving them a means to transform their lives.

Note : PerformerFeaturing Zana Briski.

System Details NotesDVD; NTSC, Region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 and stereo surround.

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Contributor
Briski, Zana.
Thinkfilm (Firm)
HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films (Firm)
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Series Statement
Buhl Library Video Collection
Subject:
Briski, Zana.
Subject:
Children of prostitutes -- India -- Calcutta.
Prostitution -- India -- Calcutta.
Child photographers -- India -- Calcutta.
Calcutta (India) -- Social conditions.
Index Term - Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction films.