F.I.L.M. Series

Zara Briski, in person, presents Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) 

Briski’s collaboration with a group of young people living in a red-light district of Calcutta won the Oscar for Best Feature Documentary in 2005. An inventive photographer and teacher, Briski engaged the group by teaching them how to photographically record their world. Briski’s visit to the current Wellin show, “Menagerie,” has provided an opportunity to bring her to Hamilton and to F.I.L.M. to present Born into Brothels.

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Jay Craven returns with a cut of Major Barbara, the newest Cinema Semester production.

For a decade, Jay Craven has worked with collaborative groups of film professionals and students from a range of colleges, including Hamilton, to produce feature films. He’s back with the newest production, an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara. The story concerns an idealistic young woman who is engaged in helping the poor as a Major in the Salvation Army in London.

The following Hamilton Students contributed in signi...