Summary: Several years ago Zana 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.
This audio vignette is as moving, and well crafted, as the movie itself - a fitting tribute to the work of both producers! The use of both sound and as well, the girls' voices (? from the soundtrack?), is not contrived or false but fits perfectly. This is a must listen, and you'll probably want to end up using it. Fits for many themes (womens issues, gender, charitable causes).
In describing the work of visual artist Zana Briski, producer Lu Olkowski creates her own masterful portrait of sound. Briski is the photographer who co-produced the film "Born Into Brothels" and founded Kids with Cameras, a non-profit organization to empower marginalized children through learning the art of photography. In this piece, she works with children living in the brothels of Calcutta's red light district. The nicely mixed piece uses music, colorful ambient sound, well written and delivered narration, interviews with Briski and an art therapist, and even cuts from some of the kids, taken from the film. It is a wonderful experience when a piece about art is art in itself, and I highly recommend this excellent, sound rich piece of radio.
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Tofu Dave Bellin
Posted on March 22, 2006 at 06:37 AM | Permalink
Review of Born Into Brothels
This audio vignette is as moving, and well crafted, as the movie itself - a fitting tribute to the work of both producers! The use of both sound and as well, the girls' voices (? from the soundtrack?), is not contrived or false but fits perfectly. This is a must listen, and you'll probably want to end up using it. Fits for many themes (womens issues, gender, charitable causes).
Phil Corriveau
Posted on March 05, 2006 at 11:23 AM | Permalink
Review of Born Into Brothels
In describing the work of visual artist Zana Briski, producer Lu Olkowski creates her own masterful portrait of sound. Briski is the photographer who co-produced the film "Born Into Brothels" and founded Kids with Cameras, a non-profit organization to empower marginalized children through learning the art of photography. In this piece, she works with children living in the brothels of Calcutta's red light district. The nicely mixed piece uses music, colorful ambient sound, well written and delivered narration, interviews with Briski and an art therapist, and even cuts from some of the kids, taken from the film. It is a wonderful experience when a piece about art is art in itself, and I highly recommend this excellent, sound rich piece of radio.