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Indo-Canadian documentary ‘To Kill a Tiger’ shortlisted for Oscar Awards 2024
The Oscars 2024 will be held on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles
To Kill a Tiger poster / @tokillatigerdoc/Instagram
Nominees for the Best Documentary Feature Film Award were recently announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, better known as the Oscars. "To Kill a Tiger," directed by Indo-Canadian Nisha Pahuja, is one of fifteen documentaries that have made it to the academy's shortlist.
The documentary, which is based on a true story, follows a family in Jharkhand as they try to find justice for a sexual assault that happened when the girl was 13 years old. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2022, where it won the Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature Film.
Indo-Canadian poet Rupi Kaur, Indian-American actor Mindy Kaling, and Indo-British actor Dev Patel are all serving as executive producers for the film. It was also one of the few documentaries to have a North American theatrical release in 2023.
Toronto-based Pahuja announced the news in a post on Instagram. “We are thrilled to share that TO KILL A TIGER has made the Oscar shortlist. We’re honoured to be included alongside 14 other incredible films. Thank you all for supporting this leg of our journey. But mostly, we thank Ranjit, Kiran and Jaganti for sharing their lives and their journey to justice with the world. #StandWithHer”
The documentary is entirely set in India. In her director’s statement, Pahuja said, "The film was a record of a very painful time in their lives — but it also captured the immense love and strength of an exceptional family who had nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to hide." Director’s statement is a written description where the film’s director explains the motive and vision behind making a film.
The other documentaries shortlisted in this particular category alongside To Kill A Tiger include – American Symphony, Apolonia, Apolonia; Beyond Utopia, Bobi Wine: The People’s President; Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy; The Eternal Memory, Four Daughters, Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, In the Rearview, Stamped from the Beginning, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, A Still Small Voice, 32 Sounds, and 20 Days in Mariupol.
Along with the shortlist for the best documentary feature, the Academy also announced shortlists for nine other categories including documentary short film, international feature film, makeup and hairstyling, best original song, best original score, animated short film, live action short film, and visual effects.
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