by Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski · Ediciones El País, S.A. · DVD · EAN 9788498154849
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«Los niños del barrio rojo» is the documentary film by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski (2004), winner of the 2005 Oscar for Best Documentary, on DVD.
The documentary shows a group of children growing up in the red-light district of Calcutta, children of prostitutes and marked by poverty and exclusion. Photographer Zana Briski teaches them photography and gives them cameras to portray their surroundings; their images reveal their talent and their gaze, turning art into a tool for transformation.
Original title: Born Into Brothels. Spanish edition on PAL Region 2 DVD from the El País Cine Documental collection, 2007. Audio in Bengali and English (original) and Spanish; Spanish subtitles.
Rated for all audiences; of interest to those seeking a documentary about childhood, photography and social transformation.
