Bibliograph

Born into Brothels, Red Light Films presents, in association with HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films ; a film by Ross Kauffman & Zana Briski ; [directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski]

Type

Label

Born into Brothels, Red Light Films presents, in association with HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films ; a film by Ross Kauffman & Zana Briski ; [directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski]

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for some sequences of strong language

Main title

Born into Brothels

Oclc number

61502542

Responsibility statement

Red Light Films presents, in association with HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films ; a film by Ross Kauffman & Zana Briski ; [directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski]

Runtime

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Special features: Director's commentary with Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski ; Special video commentary by the kids watching selected scenes of the film ; 7 deleted scenes ; "Reconnecting" : an update of the kids 3 years later (9 min.) ; Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski interview segment with Charlie Rose (6 min.) ; Academy Award acceptance speech ; production stills ; about Kids with Cameras ; Theatrical trailer

Technique

live action

Classification