Zana Briski

Academy Award-Winning Director & Visionary Creator of Reverence

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Zana Briski Biography

Zana Briski is an Academy Award-winning director and visionary creator of REVERENCE.

Zana spent ten years on her project in the brothels of Calcutta where she photographed, filmed and taught photography to the children of prostitutes. Her film BORN INTO BROTHELS, won an Academy Award, an Emmy and 33 other awards. She founded KIDS WITH CAMERAS, a non-profit which transforms the lives of marginalized children through learning the art of photography.

Following a mystical experience of a praying mantis, Zana spent twelve years traveling to remote wild places to photograph and film insects. Working alone at night, Zana is enraptured with the magnificent creatures she meets. Her insect portraits take hours of collaboration as she holds eye contact and allows for a deep merging of consciousness.

REVERENCE, the migrating museum, brings us face to face with insects as individual sentient beings. Housed in an exquisite 10,000 square foot pavilion resembling a praying mantis eggpod, it displays large-scale photographic artworks and a feature-length film with music. REVERENCE will travel to city parks around the world, inspiring wonder and awe and challenging our deeply held fears of otherness.

Zana photographs using 35mm black and white film and Leica macro and Widelux panoramic cameras. In her desire to get even closer to the animals she so loves, Zana has recently given up the camera altogether, working directly with wild animals to make unique photograms on light-sensitive papers, which she later processes in her darkroom.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/26/2024.

Zana Briski Videos

  • Born into Brothels - Official Trailer
    They embark on a transformational journey with New York based photographer Zana Briski, who teaches them photography. This Oscar ...

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Zana Briski is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Zana Briski for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Zana Briski generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Carlos López Estrada, Sunita Mani, Lisa Cholodenko, Winston Duke and Zazie Beetz. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Zana Briski for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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