basbeyondtheredlight

BAS! Beyond the Red Light

(BAS! Au delà du Red Light)

Year 2009
Runtime 77 mins
Language népali, Hindi, english
Subtitles Nepali

In BAS! BEYOND THE RED LIGHT, 13 young girls sold into Mumbai’s infamous network of gated brothels confront the inner and outer perils of life after rescue and reveal the very human story inside the big business of child trafficking. Through intimate, sustained access to its subjects, the film explores the lesser-known issue of rehabilitation and reintegration of the exploited girls. The story moves between gated brothels and guarded dormitories to a rehearsal studio where the girls practice bhangra dance and rehearse in regular dance therapy classes. BAS! BEYOND THE RED LIGHT interweaves candid observations from the girls themselves with testimony from a trafficker, a local Red Light politician and workers at the Rescue Foundation, an organization working with these trafficked girls. The film captures the extraordinary beauty and truth of the girls and juxtaposes this against the volatile and visually provocative backdrop of the largest Red Light
area on the planet.

Countries

Canada India Nepal
Awards
Winner, NFB Colin Low Award for most innovative Canadian Documentary
Nominated, Byron Bay International Film Festival, Best Film, Best Documentary
Festivals
Doxa Documentary Film Festival (Vancouver)
Byron Bay International Film Festival
Director
Wendy Champagne
Executive Producer
Sylvie Van Brabant
Producer
Wendy Champagne, Denis McCready
Screenwriter
Wendy Champagne
Cinematographer
Katerine Giguere
Editor
Hubert Hayaud
Music
Tarun Nayar