This film won the Oscar for Documentary Feature in 2005. It is a story about the lives of a dozen kids from Calcutta's Red Light District. Considered one of the worst slums in India; filmmaker Zana Briski spent several years documenting the lives of the women in the red light district. With many being camera shy and with difficulty getting footage she ended up speaking with the children. She fell in love with the kids and started teaching them how to take pictures. She then spends the rest of the film taking them on field trips and trying to give them a chance in life. She tries to get them into boarding schools and is able to use their pictures to raise money for their own educations.
A heartwarming film, I was sad to see that her efforts were exclusively with this handful of kids. It would be nice to see if there have been continued efforts with the kids in Calcutta. For someone that is not a social worker she made a tremendous effort in helping these children.
Vote: 7/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388789/
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