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Born into brothels [videorecording] a film by Ross Kauffman & Zana Briski ; Thinkfilm in association with HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films ; executive producer, Geralyn White Dreyfous ; co-executive producer, Pamela Tanner Boll.

Baker, Nancy. (Added Author). Boll, Pamela Tanner. (Added Author). Briski, Zana. (Added Author). Dreyfous, Geralyn White. (Added Author). Kauffman, Ross. (Added Author). McDowell, John. (Added Author). HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films. (Added Author). Lions Gate Home Entertainment. (Added Author). Red Light Films. (Added Author). Thinkfilm (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

While living in thered 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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Full screen.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lion's Gate Home Entertainment, c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Catalog no. 18438"--Disc label.
"Red Light Films"--Container.
Documentary.
Program content: c2004.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Cinematographers, Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski ; editors, Nancy Baker, Ross Kauffman ; music, John McDowell.
Participant or Performer Note:
Featuring Zana Briski.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R (some sequences of strong language).
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; Dolby digitial stereo 2.0, Dolby digital surround 5.1.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
In English and Bengali with English subtitles.

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Briski, Zana.
Child photographers > India > Calcutta.
Children of prostitutes > India > Calcutta.
Prostitution > India > Calcutta.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Calcutta (India) > Social conditions.

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