Kavi
February 3, 2010
A quick update: I just got word that one of the short films that was screened at the Windrider Forum at Sundance, Kavi, has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short! The director, Gregg Helvey, has already won a student Academy Award for the piece — but this is “the real thing!”
It’s kind of exciting to know that someone who we were spending time with just a couple of days ago has been nominated! Kavi was a great twenty-minute film about a modern-day slave, created as Gregg’s thesis film at USC. I especially appreciated Gregg’s ability to direct a fantastic film in another language, and his strong use of visual elements — especially color — to tell his story.
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I know the editor for Kavi through a work contact, its pretty exciting that this is happening for him. He was been in LA for 5 years, its incredible to hear about someone making it in so little time, out here in Los Angeles, CA. Way to go Chris!