U.Va. Grad’s Film Short-Listed for an Oscar
Gregg Helvey, who graduated from U.Va. in 2001 with degrees in French and English and is now a film student at USC, has a film, “Kavi,” up for an Academy Award in the “Live Action Short” category.
Word on an official nomination won’t come until February, but “KavI’ is one of 10 films that will be considered for three to five spots on the official ballot. Earlier, the film won a Student Academy Award gold medal.
The movie is about modern slavery. According to the Web site, “Kavi is a boy in India who wants to play cricket and go to school, but instead he is forced to work in a brick kiln as a modern-day slave. Unsatisfied with his fate, Kavi must either accept what he’s always been told, or fight for a different life even if he’s unsure of the ultimate outcome.”
Heres the trailer:
Kavi (www.KaviTheMovie.com) from Gregg Helvey on Vimeo.
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Ken Klinger | January 4, 2010 @ 1:31 pm
Very gripping trailer. We have Indian friends in Aruba and they tell us of such practices. Shining light on the practice to engage broader pressure to end it is the only way to end it. My congratulations. We wish you much success.