First-time director Zana Briski’s documentary Born into Brothels is short-listed for this year’s Oscars. A few years ago Briski, a photographer, found herself giving photography lessons to children living in the brothels of Calcutta’s red light district. She told Lu Olkowski about the challenges of trying to change people’s lives with art.
- Go to photographer Zana Briski’s foundation, Kids with Cameras
- Purchase Brothels: Photographs by the Children of Calcutta
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Zana BriskiProduced by:
Lu Olkowski
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