Interview: Nisha Pahuja
OCan and CKCU FM93.1’s A Luta Continua presents a series of Conversations with Canadian Creatives hosted by Monique. This episode features Nisha Pahuja, writer/director of To Kill a Tiger, which premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was named to TIFF’s annual year-end Canada’s Top Ten list for 2022.
Nisha Pahuja is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, based in Toronto, Ontario. Her credits include To Kill a Tiger, winner of 19 awards from festivals including TIFF, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Doc Aviv and the Canadian Screen awards. The film will be released theatrically in the US in the Fall of 2023.
From NFB.ca:
In To Kill a Tiger, Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkhand, India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the survivor of sexual assault. In India, where a rape is reported every 20 minutes and conviction rates are less than 30 percent, Ranjit’s decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.
Update 2024-01-23: To Kill a Tiger is an Oscar Nominee for Documentary Feature Film!
More info & links:
- Director: Nisha Pahuja
- To Kill a Tiger on NFB.ca
- To Kill a Tiger on IMDB
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