Born into Brothels

Don't forget, our film screening this Thursday at 7pm in Russel Hall
305.

We'll be showing Born into Brothels, the movie that has swept the
educational community, and the Oscars! with its heartwrenching
portrayal of children in the redlight district of Calcutta.

Born into Brothels, by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski, is the winner of
the 77th annual Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. A tribute
to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art, Born
into Brothels is a portrait of several unforgettable children who live
in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers work as
prostitutes. Zana Briski, a New York-based photographer, gives each of
the children a camera and teaches them to look at the world with new
eyes. The photographs taken by the children in Born into Brothels are
available for purchase in the Kids' Gallery, and as a signed
limited-edition portfolio, or as a compilation in our companion book.
100% of proceeds from sales of the children's prints go directly to
support their education and well-being.

The film will be served up SAS-style, with a pizza and candy buffet,
and a healthy serving of anthropological analysis and discussion after
the film.