Movie, Socializing And Brown Bag Lunch

We'll watch the movie, Born Into Brothels, which won the Academy Award for best documentary feature film. The movie is a tribute to the resiliency of childhood and the restorative power of art featuring a portrait of several unforgettable children who live in Calcutta's red light district, where their mothers work as prostitutes. Spurred by the children's fascination with her camera, a New York based photographer living in the brothels and documenting life there, decides to teach the children all about photography. As they begin to look at and record their world through new eyes, the children, whom society refused to recognize, awaken for the first time to their own talents and sense of worth. Additional movie description is below. The event is posted in several different locations so the number of RSVPs you see here is only a portion of those who will be attending.

The filmmakers capture the way in which beauty can be found in even the seemingly bleakest and most hopeless of places, and how art and education can empower children to transform their lives. We'll have a brief discussion on how the film impacted us. The film is one and a half hours long.

Bring your own lunch and beverage. We'll eat first, then watch the movie, have a short discussion and then have time for everyone to get to know each other better in informal socializing. This program is not affiliated with or sponsored by the Upper Arlington Library.

Lunch: 1:00-2:00 PM, movie 2:00-3:30 PM, discussion and socializing 3:30-4:30 PM. This is a FREE program.

ADDITIONAL MOVIE DESCRIPTION: The children learned to create their own photographs with point-and-shoot 35 mm cameras. Their images capture the intimacy and color of everyday life in the overpopulated sections of Calcutta. The photography is splendid, rich in color and subject matter, and the video camera following the photographer through the squalid red light district, pausing to hear abusive mothers and drugged fathers deny their children passage into a better life, hearing the wisdom of the elders who desire something more for these children, captures a world few know. This is a touching film, beautiful without ignoring reality. It is In English and with subtitles for the children's commentary.