In today's episode, I interview Adam J. Graves, the director of the short film "Anuja," a story of two young sisters working in a garment factory in India.
Listen to hear some staggering statistics about the number of children around the world engaged in child labor, the importance of casting the film from real children that live in the are portrayed on screen, and the challenges of filming on location in the tight confines of the busy neighborhoods of India.
Books mentioned in this episode include:
Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower
Pierre Bales's Historical and Critical Dictionary
Films mentioned in this episode include:
"Anuja" directed by Adam J. Graves
Monsoon Wedding directed by Mira Nair
Namesake directed by Mira Nair
Salaam Bombay directed by Mira Nair
Liyana directed by Amanda and Aaron Kopp
The Lady from Shanghai directed by Orson Welles
Birdman directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Biutiful directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Lawrence of Arabia directed by David Lean
Ghandi directed by Richard Attenborough
The Bridge on the River Kwai directed by David Lean
Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard
White Material directed by Claire Denis
The Maltese Falcon directed by John Huston
Tár directed by Todd Field
"Anuja" is currently nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards. Tune into the Oscars live on ABC on Sunday March 2nd.
Find out more about the Salaam Baalak Trust on their website.
On Instagram Adam is @adam_j_graves and you can also follow the film @anujathefilm for all the latest updates.
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