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Leslee Udwin (born 1957) is a Jewish British filmmaker, actress, director, producer and human rights activist.
Our Story. Founded by filmmaker turned education activist, Leslee Udwin, this global initiative was the result of the insights she discovered during the making of her documentary, India’s Daughter.
A BAFTA and multi-award winning filmmaker and Human Rights Campaigner, Leslee’s documentary “India’s Daughter”, has been critically acclaimed around the globe, won 32 awards (including the Peabody Award and the Amnesty International Media Award for Best Documentary 2016) and sparked a global movement to end violence against women and girls.
Leslee Udwin is an Israeli-born British filmmaker who has worked on TV shows such as Eldorado, Shadow of the Noose and Storyville. She won a BAFTA Award for her 2015 documentary India's Daughter, which explores the rape and murder of a student in Delhi.
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India's Daughter is a documentary film directed by Leslee Udwin and is part of the BBC 's ongoing Storyville series. [3] . The film is based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder of 22-year-old "Nirbhaya", who was a physiotherapy student.
Leslee Udwin directed and produced India's Daughter, a film about the gang rape and murder of a medical student in Delhi that sparked outrage and debate on gender inequality in India. The film features interviews with the victim's family, the assailants, their lawyers, and advocates, and won several awards.
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Leslee Udwin is a documentary filmmaker who made India's Daughter, a film about the 2012 gang-rape and murder of Jyoti Singh in Delhi. The film was banned by the Indian government, but Udwin talks about her motivation, challenges, and activism in this interview.
