“I would agree that the film is really good, a definitely worthy of its Oscar. However, within the word of photography, there has been some circulating debate about the ethics, etc. that the film and Zana exhibit. I, for one, am a true proponent of pluralist photography, but I think that it should be done with some care. It has been brought up that Zana did a bit of the seagulling thing where the white person swoops into an area to gather up the problems and change a few things here and there. I am happy that she took the time and energy to work with the kids, but what sustainable program do they have afterwards? Word on the street is that Avijit (sp?) is now attending NYU and thats just ridiculously awesome to have made it out of the circumstances, but were any of the other students able to continue shooting after Zana left? We should certainly consider sustainability when looking at any npo/ngo. anyways, i totally agree that people should watch the film, but viewers should just also consider the film in a social context as well as an aesthetic/human rights context.”