Nevada
(US)
(ANI):
A
Hindi
film
has
been
nominated
for
the
Oscars.
Kavi,
directed-produced-written
by
Gregg
Helvey
(Overexposed),
has
been
nominated
in
Short
Film
(Live
Action)
category
of
82nd
Academy
Awards.
It
will
compete
with
The
Door
(Juanita
Wilson,
James
Flynn),
Instead
of
Abracadabra
(Patrik
Eklund,
Mathias
Fjellstrom),
Miracle
Fish
(Luke
Doolan,
Drew
Bailey),
and
The
New
Tenants
(Joachim
Back,
Tivi
Magnusson).
Film
revolves
around
Kavi,
a
boy
in
India,
who
wants
to
go
to
school
and
play
cricket
but
is
forced
to
work
in
a
brick
kiln
as
a
modern-day
slave.
This
19-minute
fictional
film
is
Helvey's
University
of
Southern
California
thesis
project.
A
feature
length
theatrical
version
is
being
planned.
The
movie
website
claims
that
about
27
million
people
are
enslaved
in
the
world
today.
Filmed
entirely
on
location
in
India,
it
was
shot
in
eight
days
at
Wai,
near
Mumbai.
"Does
slavery
still
exist?" is
the
tagline
of
this
award
winning
film,
whose
other
crew
includes
John
Harrison
(cinematographer),
Chris
Witt
(editor),
and
Patrick
Kirst
(music).
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helvey,kank,oscar
awards,sagar
salunke
played
as
Kavi.
Congratulating
Kavi
filmmakers
for
the
nomination,
Indo-American
statesman
Rajan
Zed,
in
a
statement
today
in
Nevada
(USA),
urged
other
world
filmmakers
that
instead
of
just
focusing
on
poverty
and
crime,
they
should
also
explore
many
finer
and
deeper
things
India
offered.
Planet's
most
multidimensional
country,
fast
growing
economy,
emerging
world
power,
largest
democracy,
etc.;
India
had
snowcapped
mountains,
palm-fringed
and
sun-washed
beaches,
glorious
temples,
colourful
festivals,
rich
philosophy
and
spirituality,
abundant
historical
sites,
wildlife
safaris,
recharging
treks,
historic
trade
routes,
cultural
wealth,
etc.,
Zed,
who
is
chairperson
of
Indo-American
Leadership
Confederation,
added.
The
82nd
Academy
Awards
presentation
will
take
place
on
March
seven
in
Hollywood
(California,
USA).