The Revolutionary Optimists

Directed By: Nicole Newnham and Maren Grainger-Monsen Produced By: Nicole Newnham and Maren Grainger-Monsen Educational Release: 2014 Running Time: 83 minutesNTSC / English Subjects: Children, Youth & Family, Human Rights THE REVOLUTIONARY OPTIMISTS follows 4 children from Kolkata's poorest slums on an intimate journey through their adolescence, drawing us into the world of two 11-year olds with no access to clean drinking water, a girl forced to labor inside a brick kiln, and a teenage dancer on the precipice of choosing childhood marriage to escape from her abusive family. From these fragile lives, lawyer turned change-agent Amlan Ganguly mines the strength and vision to build a most unlikely revolution. Together they fight seemingly insurmountable odds to build a better future for themselves and their community, challenging the notion that marginalization is written into their destiny. The Revolutionary Optimists (Trailer) from Collective Eye Films on Vimeo. Awards:  Sust