Documentary Description
Born into Brothels is an inspiring look at the transformative
journey of a group of extraordinary children in Calcutta’s red light
district. Voted Best Documentary by the National Board of Review and
the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Born into Brothels, which was
produced and directed by New York based filmmakers Zana Briski and Ross
Kauffman, also garnered over 20 major film festival awards including
the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and the Best
Documentary Award at the Seattle International Film Festival.
Born into Brothels is an inspiring look at the transformative
journey of a group of extraordinary children in Calcutta’s red light
district. Voted Best Documentary by the National Board of Review and
the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Born into Brothels, which was
produced and directed by New York based filmmakers Zana Briski and Ross
Kauffman, also garnered over 20 major film festival awards including
the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and the Best
Documentary Award at the Seattle International Film Festival.
Touching and heartfelt, yet devoid of sentimentality, Born into
Brothels defies the tear-stained tourist snapshot of the global
underbelly. 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.
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