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Kavi Kites
19 minutes ■ 2009 ■ India/USA 7 minutes ■ 2009 ■ USA
Thursday 3:40p
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Friday 10:10a
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Saturday 12:40p
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Sunday 6:40p Saturday 10:10a
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Sunday 12:40p
Plays in: Oscar Shorts (p16) Plays in: Family Shorts (p13)
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Director/Screenwriter: Gregg Helvey ■ Producers: Harish Amin, Gregg Helvey, Guneet Director/Producer/Animator: Jed Henry
Monga ■ Cinematographer: John Harrison ■ Editor: Chris Witt ■ Music/Composer: Patrick
Kirst ■ Principal Cast: Mukesh Barahti, Debu Battachyara, Madhaui Juvekar, Rajesh Kumar,
A young boy mourns the loss of his grandfather, and is surprised
Sagar Salunke, Rishi Raj Singh ■
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when his grandfather comes back for a friendly visit. Student
Academy Award winner: Animation.
Kavi wants to play cricket and go to school, but instead is forced
to work in a brick kiln as a modern-day slave. Unsatisfied with
Jed Henry
his fate, Kavi must choose to either accept what he’s always
been told, or fight for a different fate even if he’s unsure of the
Student: Brigham Young University
ultimate outcome. Oscar nominated for Short Film: Live Action.
[subtitles, violence]
Director’s Statement
The film, for all its imperfections, was a
Gregg Helvey
crowning feat in my development as an
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Student: University of Southern California
artist. The story and characters are very
close to my heart. I hope the audience has as much fun watch-
Director’s Statement
ing this film as I had making it.
I was shocked to learn that 27 million peo-
Filmography: Directorial Debut
ple around the world are enslaved today. As
I began to research and understand the ex-
tent of modern slavery, I knew that I had to
make a movie about it. People had to know. This injustice and
cruelty had to stop.
Filmography: Overexposed
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