Kavi (film)
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Screenplay by
- Gregg Helvey
Produced by
- Gregg Helvey
- Guneet Monga Kapoor
- Tom Rice
- Harish Amin
Cinematography
- John Harrison
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Kavi is a 2009 American Hindi-language short film written and directed by Gregg Helvey. The film about a young boy trapped in child labour was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2010.[1][2][3] Prior to this, it won the Gold Medal in the Narrative category at the 36th Annual Student Academy Awards in 2009.[4][5]
A young boy in India dreams of going to school and playing cricket, but instead is forced to work as a modern-day slave in a brick kiln. As he begins to question his circumstances, he must decide whether to risk everything for freedom.
Cast
- Sagar Salunkhe as Kavi
- Ulhas Tayade as Boss
- Rajesh Kumar as Father
- Madhavi Juvekar as Mother
- Dibyendu Bhattacharya as Social Worker 1
- Rishi Raj Singh as Social Worker 2
- Mukesh Bharati