Taskovski Movies has picked up gross sales rights to “Redlight to Limelight,” a couple of high-spirited group of Indian intercourse staff and their households as they make a brief movie. The movie, directed by Bipuljit Basu, has its world premiere at Sheffield DocFest within the Worldwide First Function Competitors.

“Redlight to Limelight” follows a gaggle of intercourse staff and their youngsters in a brothel in Kalighat, Kolkata, who create tales by means of their video manufacturing unit referred to as Cam-On. Placing the dirty actuality of the intercourse commerce to 1 aspect, the ladies and their youngsters are immersed within the pleasure of storytelling with a need to show the brothel into a greater place.

Cam On embarks on making a brief fiction movie “Nupur,” which incorporates threads of reminiscences and day-to-day actuality, and takes them by means of a cathartic expertise when the group premieres the movie at a public screening.

The movie was produced by Nilotpal Majumdar and co-produced by John Webster and Uldis Cekulis, with Emma Hindley and Somnath Gosh appearing as government producers.

Irena Taskovski, CEO and head of acquisitions at Taskovski Movies, mentioned: “ ‘Redlight to Limelight’ is a strong testomony to the therapeutic power of cinema and a celebration of friendship and long-term collaboration. Discovering new Indian expertise like Bipuljit Basu and dealing with long-time companions akin to Nilotpal Majumder, who has spent many years nurturing Indian documentary voices by means of Docedge Kolkata, and expensive colleagues like Uldis Cekulis and John Webster is a real privilege.

“Set in Kolkata’s most stigmatized red-light district, the movie follows the Cam-On collective’s inventive journey, revealing tales of resilience and hope. It exhibits how filmmaking can rework ache into function and provides marginalized voices dignity and pleasure.”