Kavi (2009)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kavi |
| Country of production |
USA India |
| original language | Hindi |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 19 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gregg Helvey |
| script | Gregg Helvey |
| production | Gregg Helvey Guneet Monga Harish Amin |
| music |
Patrick Kirst Paul Z. Livingstone |
| camera | John Harrison |
| cut | Chris Witt |
| occupation | |
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Kavi is a 2009 American-Indian short film directed by Gregg Helvey .
action
In Maharashtra, India , the young Kavi lives with his parents in a house that belongs to a brick factory. Kavi's father owes the owner 10,000 rupees and has to work off the debt with his family. Kavi does not question the daily work and is proud because the brickyard owner praises him as the fastest worker in the brickyard.
One day Kavi saw school children in uniform playing cricket not far from the brickworks . Since he is watching her and not working, he has to go to the boss. He promises to play cricket with him if Kavi discards a large pile of unusable bricks as quickly as possible. Kavi works until his hands are bloody. He happened to see two social workers not far from the brickworks asking one of the brickworkers about the working conditions. Kavi is discovered by them and supplied with biscuits and lemonade, but he flees fearfully and is caught by the brickyard's guardian. In the brick factory, he is beaten for staying away from work.
The next day Kavi sees the school children again, who hit their cricket ball too far so that it falls at Kavi's feet. He brings the ball to the children and is chained by the boss in his hut. He should make a decision in the evening whether he will continue to work in the future. In the hut, Kavi soon sees all the workers - including his parents - being taken away in a truck. The boss appears in the hut and tells Kavi to be quiet. Shortly afterwards, the two social workers appear with police officers. They want to free the workers who are kept like slaves. The boss explains that there are no workers. Kavi manages to free himself from his bondage and run outside. Although the owner of the brick factory tries to stop him, Kavi leaves with the social workers. He walks without fear on bricks that are still fresh and makes them unusable with his footprints.
production
Kavi deals with the modern slavery of debt bondage , so the credits indicate that around 27 million people worldwide are trapped in modern slavery. The film was made as a thesis by Gregg Helvey at the University of Southern California . Work on the film began in September 2006 and took around 2.5 years to complete; the actual shooting time was seven days. The shooting took place in Shirwal in Maharashtra, with the team working without an official filming permit.
Awards
At the Student Academy Awards in 2009 , Kavi was awarded a gold medal in the “Narrative” category. In the same year he received the Grand Prize for Best Short Film at the USA Film Festival.
Kavi was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Short Film in 2010 . At the 2010 Aspen Shortsfest he won the Youth Jury Prize. At the Lucas Film Festival in 2010, the film received the award for Best Short Film.
Web links
- Kavi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herbert M. Brindl: An Interview with Student Oscar Winner Gregg Helvey ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . roguecinema.com, accessed February 27, 2016.
- ↑ a b Aja Gabel: Director Gregg Helvey goes to the Oscars . uvamagazine.org, April 20, 2010.
- ↑ Deborah Haase: Exclusive: Gregg Helvey in conversation ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . lucas-filmfestival.de, 2010.
