2 April 2008
Directors: Zana Briski & Ross Kauffman
India, USA
2004
85 min
This i a chronicle of Calcutta’s red light district through the eyes of children of the prostitutes who work there. Filmmakers, Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, work with these most stigmatised children and inspire them to photograph their world in their terms. Professional photographer Briski teaches the children how to use cameras and lenses. These children face a life of poverty, abuse and despair, yet through their photographs comes the spark of genius that resides in us all and brings hope into a seemingly hopeless world. This documentary won an Oscar in 2005. In Bengali and English