“Born Into Brothels” earns Oscar nom

“Born Into Brothels,” the documentary about children of prostitutes in Calcutta’s notorious red-light district, earned a highly-coveted Oscar nomination from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday morning.

The critically-lauded film documents the experiences of photojournalist Zana Briski, who supplied the prostitutes’ children with cameras in order to capture a glimpse of their harsh existence.

“Born Into Brothels” has already captured a slew of awards — Sundance Audience, L.A. Film Critics, and the National Board of Review — and has screened in nearly every prestigious film festival around the world.

The Academy Awards telecast airs on Sunday, February 27, on ABC.

Oscars: Documentary feature award nominations
“Born Into Brothels”: Official site
Sepia Mutiny: Kids with cameras

2 thoughts on ““Born Into Brothels” earns Oscar nom”

I’ve seen this film twice at festival and was effected more the second time than the first. That was almost a year ago and I still think about those wondeful children often and have nothing but blessings upon all of them. This film is incredible.

a truly inspirational film – saw it at the human rights watch film festival in nyc. minimal self-aggrandizement of the filmmaker, and lots of focus on the very compelling individual stories of the kids and their spirits.

Venturi on January 25, 2005 at 9:16 am said:

I’ve seen this film twice at festival and was effected more the second time than the first. That was almost a year ago and I still think about those wondeful children often and have nothing but blessings upon all of them. This film is incredible.
vakeel on January 25, 2005 at 4:39 pm said:

a truly inspirational film – saw it at the human rights watch film festival in nyc. minimal self-aggrandizement of the filmmaker, and lots of focus on the very compelling individual stories of the kids and their spirits.