Video
| Title: |
Born into brothels Red Light Films, in association with HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films ; a film by Ross Kauffman & Zana Briski. [videorecording] / |
| Published: |
[New York] : Thinkfilm, c2005. |
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| Music Pub. No: |
TF-53425 Thinkfilm |
| Description: |
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide ([10] p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.) |
| Credits: |
Cinematography, Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski ; editors, Nancy Baker and Ross Kauffman ; music, John McDowell. |
| 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. |
| Technical info: |
DVD; Region 1; full fram (4:3); Dolby digitial surround 5.1. |
| Notes: |
Originally released in 2004.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.MPAA rating: R; for some sequences of strong language. |
| Language note: |
English and Bengali dialogue with English subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned in English. |
| Awards: |
Academy Award winner: Best Documentary Feature and over 30 other major awards. |
| Subject: |
Calcutta (India) -- Social conditions.
Children of prostitutes -- India -- Calcutta.
Child photographers -- India -- Calcutta.
Brothels -- India -- Calcutta.
Prostitution -- India -- Calcutta.
Briski, Zana.
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Documentary videos.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Authors: |
Kauffman, Ross.
Briski, Zana.
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| Authors: |
Red Light Films (Firm)
Thinkfilm (Firm)
HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films.
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| HOLLIS number |
010151843 |
| Link to this record |
http://hollis.harvard.edu//accessible.ashx?itemid=%7clibrary%2fm%2faleph%7c010151843
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