1) What were your initial reactions to the film? My initial reaction to the film was seeing how rough the children had it in the red light district. So many of them had to try to balance school, chores, and trying to find time for their photography. It struck me what their living conditions were and how badly some of the children wanted to get out of the brothel.
2) What is the role of photography in this film? The role of photography in this film is taking the world around you and finding interesting/individual photos to take. It shows that sometimes we can find wonderful things to photograph with what's around us, and sometimes the best photos are the photos that are unplanned.
3) What are the changes in the children’s outlook and personalities when they are taken out of the brothel to the beach and the zoo? When the children are taken out from the brothel and go to the beach and the zoo, the viewers can see the happiness that are on their faces. They run and play like every child should. When at the zoo, one boy mentioned that he felt sad that the animals had to be in their cages with only being fed one time a day. He showed his compassion for the animals.
4) If these children were taken out of the brothel environment permanently, do you think that they could fully recover from the injustices and trauma that they have previously faced? Why? Why not? I think that they would recover, but they wouldn't recover to a full extent. The brothel made them who they were and the struggles that they faced formed them into the person that they would become. They could use the struggle that they experienced, to voice what had happened to them and try to help others who were facing the same struggle as they did.
5) Zana is not just documenting these children with her film, but she is enabling them to document what they see around them. What opportunity does this provide for them? This opportunity allows the children to see the positive wherever they are at. It gives them the capability to try to have a positive outlook on life. For these children, it brings hope in their lives and the ability for them to express themselves. They are able to take photos that tell a story, and have a meaning in their lives.
2) What is the role of photography in this film? The role of photography in this film is taking the world around you and finding interesting/individual photos to take. It shows that sometimes we can find wonderful things to photograph with what's around us, and sometimes the best photos are the photos that are unplanned.
3) What are the changes in the children’s outlook and personalities when they are taken out of the brothel to the beach and the zoo? When the children are taken out from the brothel and go to the beach and the zoo, the viewers can see the happiness that are on their faces. They run and play like every child should. When at the zoo, one boy mentioned that he felt sad that the animals had to be in their cages with only being fed one time a day. He showed his compassion for the animals.
4) If these children were taken out of the brothel environment permanently, do you think that they could fully recover from the injustices and trauma that they have previously faced? Why? Why not? I think that they would recover, but they wouldn't recover to a full extent. The brothel made them who they were and the struggles that they faced formed them into the person that they would become. They could use the struggle that they experienced, to voice what had happened to them and try to help others who were facing the same struggle as they did.
5) Zana is not just documenting these children with her film, but she is enabling them to document what they see around them. What opportunity does this provide for them? This opportunity allows the children to see the positive wherever they are at. It gives them the capability to try to have a positive outlook on life. For these children, it brings hope in their lives and the ability for them to express themselves. They are able to take photos that tell a story, and have a meaning in their lives.