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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, The film, which in itself sparked a global movement to end violence against women and girls, is centred on the brutal gang rape of a medical student on a moving bus in Delhi.
Udwin has shed a disturbing light on the chauvinistic, patriarchal mind-set that is the soil in which horrific acts are allowed to grow. The interviews she obtained with one of the convicted men ...
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. [4][5] The documentary explores the events of the night of 16 December 2012, the protests which were sparked ...
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.
Mar 14, 2015 · Director Leslee Udwin responded that she’s confident the ban will be lifted, saying, “There is no basis for a ban in a democracy where free speech is one of the major pillars of a ...
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Leslee Udwin. Editor Anuradha Singh. Executive Producers Nick Fraser Kate Townsend Mette Hoffman Meyer Mette Heide. Co-Producer Dibang. Associate Producers Riddhi Jha Kim Romer. Line Producer
Leslee Udwin: I come from a Jewish family and was born in Israel as a seventh-generation Israeli-Palestinian. I always describe it this way because, seven generations ago, there was no Israel; it was Palestine. I hate the oppression, discrimination, and hatred that are flying on both sides of this horrendous conflict.
