Dec 2 2009

Pocket cinema: Ghosts of Cite Soleil

Film ‘Ghosts of Cite Soleil‘ (2006) by Asger Leth and Milos Loncarevic is a brutal, authentic and not an ordinary documentary film on life in Haitian slums. Best discribed by directors in following wordz: ‘This ain’t an Hollywood movie.’

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Sep 4 2009

Pocket cinema: Born into Brothels

Documentary film Born into Brothels by Zana Briski and Ross Kaufmann about ‘the children of Red Light District’ in Calcutta  is rather known to the audience connected with fields of human rights and photography. This film was accepted widely and awarded internationally over last five years, but its topics – prostitution and poverty, remain unsolved and opened.

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