BORN INTO BROTHELS DVD

Movie Description:
A tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the resrorative power af art, Born Into Brothels is a portrait ofseveralunforgettable children who livein Calcutta`s red light district, where their mothers work as prostitutes. Spurred by the kids` fascination with her camera, Zana Briski, a New York-based photographer living in the brothels and documenting life there, decides to teach them photography. As they begin to look at and record theirworld through new eyes, the kids, who society refused to recognize, awaken forthe first time to their own talents and sense of worth. Filmmakers Ross Kauffmanand Zana Briski capture the wayin whichbeauty can be found in even the seemingly bleakest and most hopeless of places,and how art and education canempower children to transform their lives.