Dec 08, 2004
85 min
Full-HD

Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)

Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the prostitutes when she met and became friends with their children. Briski began giving photography lessons to the children and became aware that their photography might be a way for them to lead better lives.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America India

Companies

Red Light Films Creative Visions Productions Sundance Institute HBO Documentary Films

Zana Briski

Self "Zana Auntie"

Avijit

Geeta Masi

Kochi

Mamuni

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