Born Into Brothels

Varmit · 08-16-2005, 11:07 PM

I am posting this here because it really deals with photography.

"Born into Brothels" was a program that came on Cinemax tonight.. All I can say is that it was one of the most powerful, thought provoking, moving things that I have ever watched on television. It truly almost brought me to tears in parts... It made me realize just how lucky I am..and how lucky my daughter is even though the last couple of years have been far more stressful than I'd want for either of us. I really urge you all to watch this somehow if you can..and if you can't get Cinemax..wait a few days for it to come back on because I plan to record it on my dvdr recorder....

Here is a link to the web page about it.. just check out the photos these children did with nothing more than a cheap film point & shoot.

http://www.kids-with-cameras.org/home/

If any of you have seen it.. I'd be interested to hear your opinions on it.

LoPo · 08-17-2005, 08:51 AM

Won an academy award... and DVD will be out this fall.

By name alone it wouldn't be one that I would seek to watch....

Quote:

Born into Brothels, by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski, is the winner of the 77th annual Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. 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 work as prostitutes. Zana Briski, a New York-based photographer, gives each of the children a camera and teaches them to look at the world with new eyes.

The film, released by THINKFilm, premiered theatrically at the Film Forum in New York City in December 2004. It has since opened in over one hundred theatres nationwide. It will premiere on HBO/Cinemax on Tuesday, August 16th at 7 p.m.

The music soundtrack to the film is now available for pre-order, and the DVD will be released in the fall of 2005. Please join our e-mail list to receive news of release dates.

The photographs taken by the children in Born into Brothels are available for purchase in the Kids' Gallery, and as a signed limited-edition portfolio, or as a compilation in our companion book. 100% of proceeds from print sales go directly to support the children's education.

Varmit · 08-17-2005, 01:14 PM

The good part of it that even though a large portion of the filming took place inside brothels...you saw nothing sexual. Other than bad language spoken in foreign tongue and in subtitles..there was no cursing in English.