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No Child Left Behindnew
Even though Born Into Brothels – winner of the 2004 Oscar for Best Documentary – is a devastating portrait of impoverished Calucutta children who are born into the sex trades, the film is also an inspiring document about human possibilities.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-16-2005 |
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Film Finds Hope in the Art of Photographynew
The children offer shockingly perceptive, eloquent insight into their situations, and some exquisite photographs to boot. There are photographs of the intractable chaos of their lives, but also images that show how children can transcend even the most degraded circumstances.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-10-2005 |
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The Camera's Weeping Eyenew
This is a gorgeous, wrenching film in which a concerned Westerner enters a dark and hidden world and, instead of merely observing it, endeavors to change it.
