1998, Photographer Zana Briski, began traveling to Calcutta to photograph life in the red light district. She literally lived in the brothels for months at a time, and while the prostitutes slowly came to trust Zana, it was their children who accepted her immediately. The children didn’t quite understand what Zana was doing there, but they were fascinated by her and her camera. She let them use it and showed them how to take pictures. She thought it would be great to see this world through their eyes. It was then that she decided to start formal classes in the red light district and teach them photography. Zana thrived on teaching them and the kids eagerly captured their lives and environment through the lens of their point-and-shoot cameras. The results of their work were exhilarating. To do that, they inspired a special group of children of the prostitutes of the area to photograph the most reluctant subjects of it. As the kids excel in their new found art, the filmmakers struggle to help them have a chance for a better life away from the miserable poverty that threatens to crush their dreams.