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

10899 Wilshire Boulevard,Los Angeles CA 90024

22 May, 2022

Description

UCLA Film & Television Archive presents free screenings at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum. Please review our COVID-19 protocols and admission policies. ---------- Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light KidsU.S., 2004 The children of sex-workers in Calcutta’s red-light district are given cameras and photography classes in this Academy Award-winning documentary. Through the heartfelt efforts of the filmmakers, the artwork of the kids gains world-wide notice and with it, the possibility of an escape from the dire circumstances of the brothels. DCP, color, in Bengali and English with English subtitles, 84 min. Producers: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman. Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman. With Shanti Das, Puja Mukerjee, Avijit Halder. Restoration funding provided by the Sundance Institute and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and the UCLA Film & Television Archive in conjunction with the Sundance Institute from a D5, a DigiBeta, a 35mm print and a Magneto Optical Disk. Laboratory services by Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics.