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To Kill a Tiger (2022) has received a nomination for an Oscar award for Best Documentary Feature, it was announced yesterday.
To Kill a Tiger premiered at the BFI, in collaboration with the London Indian Film Festival (LIFF), and has gone on to win Best Canadian Feature Film at Toronto International Film Festival and Best Documentary by or About Women at the Women Film Critics Circle Award, among countless others.
Tony Matharu, Patron of LIFF and Founder of Blue Orchid Hospitality and Central London Alliance, said: “The Oscar nomination for ‘To Kill a Tiger’ showcases the power of film to highlight and correct injustices around the world.” Central London Alliance is committed to exposing diverse film talent and their contribution to the vibrancy of London’s cultural and arts offering, and assisting in London’s economic recovery.
Blue Orchid Hospitality and UK-registered charity Integrity International Trust have previously supported screenings of Love Sonia (2018) and Even When I Fall (2017), as well as SOLD (2014). Each film highlights the difficult and often avoided sex trafficking and abuse of women.
The documentary (directed by Nisha Pahuja) centres on Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkhand, India, and his wife Jaganti as they demand justice for their 13-year-old daughter, the survivor of a brutal abduction and rape by three men. After the local community suggests their daughter marry one of her rapists to restore her honour, they embark on an unheard-of campaign to seek legal justice for their child.
Tony Matharu continued: “In India, rape is reported every 20 minutes, and conviction rates are less than 30 per cent. I am proud to have supported London Indian Film Festival in showcasing filmmakers like Nisha Pahuja to put a spotlight on difficult issues, and fight towards a better future for women and girls everywhere.”
To Kill a Tiger supports #StandWithHer, an international campaign for gender justice that pledges to end patriarchal practices and build a safe world for women, girls, and people of all genders. Promoting shared responsibility for men to help overcome toxic masculinity, it aims to empower survivors of sexual justice through legal and cultural reforms.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about the nomination, Nisha Pahuja said: “This whole journey and determination to do this has been because this film needs a big platform, because it’s important. And it’s a tough subject, and I know this film has work to do in the world.”
Tony Matharu agreed with Pahuja, adding that: “London Indian Film Festival, Blue Orchid Hospitality, and Integrity International Trust are delighted that a powerful documentary like ‘To Kill a Tiger’ has been recognised by The Academy Awards for an award irrespective of the potentially controversial subject matter.”
For more information about To Kill a Tiger, London Indian Film Festival, Integrity International Trust, and Blue Orchid Hospitality contact Nadia Perrier at nadia.perrier@integrityinternationalgroup.com.