Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

An intimate documentary about a director's transformative friendship with children in a red-light district, balancing unflinching exposure of systemic cruelty with genuine hope for individual redemption.

Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the prostitutes when she met and became friends with their children. Briski began giving photography lessons to the children and became aware that their photography might be a way for them to lead better lives.