Sunday, November 18, 2007
Children from Brothels
Zana Briski's feel shows many details of the children's lives. In my opinion, the children are too young to understand what they are revealing about their lifestyles. Therefore, I would not consider them able to give consent, but the parents could okay their participation in the film. However, their life is not as uncommon in their mind so they might not have minded sharing the living conditions of the brothels. They have probably not seen people with much better lives than they have. With this narrow range of experience, the kids probably wouldn't realize how extreme their poverty is. In this case, it seems that her goal was worth displaying these kids lives. She can inspire help for children in their position, which enables them to go to school as well and find a way out of the brothels. Her portrayal of them shouldn't harm their future in any way or their families so its purpose can be fulfilled without bad side effects. People who feel sympathetic to them might even send them more help based on the film. The success of the film is determined by the amount of support it generates for the children from brothels. The organization she was able to found, and the money the children received for their photos for their education are all indicators that her film was a success.
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