3.11 Filmmaker Interview with Adam J. Graves

In today's episode, I interview Adam J. Graves, the director of the short film "Anuja," a story of two young sisters working in a garment factory in India.

Listen to hear some staggering statistics about the number of children around the world engaged in child labor, the importance of casting the film from real children that live in the are portrayed on screen, and the challenges of filming on location in the tight confines of the busy neighborhoods of India.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Short stories of Haruki Murakami
• Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower
• Pierre Bales's Historical and Critical Dictionary

Films mentioned in this episode include:

• "Anuja" directed by Adam J. Graves
• Monsoon Wedding directed by Mira Nair
• Namesake directed by Mira Nair
• Salaam Bombay directed by Mira Nair
• Liyana directed by Amanda and Aaron Kopp
• The Lady from Shanghai directed by Orson Welles
• Birdman directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
• Biutiful directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
• Lawrence of Arabia directed by David Lean
• Ghandi directed by Richard Attenborough
• The Bridge on the River Kwai directed by David Lean
• Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard
• White Material directed by Claire Denis
• The Maltese Falcon directed by John Huston
• Tár directed by Todd Field

 "Anuja" is currently nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards. Tune into the Oscars live on ABC on Sunday March 2nd.

Find out more about the Salaam Baalak Trust on their website.

On Instagram Adam is @adam_j_graves and you can also follow the film @anujathefilm for all the latest updates.