An unforgettable story of courage, determination and the love of a father for his child.
SYNOPSIS
After a long 9 year journey, To Kill a Tiger is finally out in the world and gearing up for Phase 2- the all-important, boots-on-the-ground Impact campaign. The film is the cinematic, David and Goliath story of Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkand, India who along with his wife, takes on the fight of their lives when they demand justice for their 13-year-old daughter, the survivor of a sexual assault. Despite death threats, mounting financial pressure, and his own insecurities, Ranjit perseveres-- motivated by the love for his child, and her extraordinary courage to do the right thing. Recently nominated for an Academy Award To Kill a Tiger is streaming worldwide on Netflix.
We know the power of this film and feel it every time it's screened for audiences. We also know what it can do to inspire more survivors of sexual violence to come forward and demand justice, and just as importantly, more men to stand by the girls and women in their lives. To these ends, we are raising funds for #StandWithHer the Impact campaign inspired by To Kill a Tiger. The campaign is global in scope including a targeted focus on the US and India.
Working with the International Women’s rights organization Equality Now https://equalitynow.org/ as well as SAKHI for South Asian women https://sakhi.org/ S.O.A.R and NGO partners in India, our goals are twofold:
1. To encourage survivors of sexual violence to seek justice by challenging culture and the systems they
must navigate, including law enforcement and the courts
2. To foster a culture of male-allyship in the continued fight for gender equality
3. To support and uplift the family and the communities around them
Ranjit and his daughter (now 20 years old) are powerful role models who will travel with us to screenings, panels, and events and speak about their decision to fight. There is no doubt their story has the power to galvanize and that as people, they are incredibly inspirational. We have witnessed this every time they have attended screenings and talked about their journey.
Like the film, the Impact work with them will be respectful and all exhibition, marketing, and publicity strategies for #StandwithHer will be carefully conceived and implemented under the guidance of our partners and advisory. We are committed to respecting and prioritizing the agency, needs, dignity, safety, and well-being of everyone we connect with through this campaign with a special regard for survivors. All participants and partners will be financially compensated for their time at a rate that is fair. Documentary participant duty-of-care protocols are in place for the Survivor and her family. Respecting our film participants’ wishes at all times and ensuring their well-being will always be our highest priority.
For detailed information on approach and design, please contact the filmmaker at [email protected]
FOR MORE INFO ON THE IMPACT CAMPAIGN GO TO: https://tokillatigerfilm.com/campaign/
Director Statement
I have been fighting for gender equality my entire life. As I delve deeper and deeper into the reasons for this disparity it's become clear that patriarchy is a prison for both men and women. I wanted to tell the story of an extraordinary man who breaks free from this prison and chooses to stand by his daughter in a country where most rapes go unreported and a culture that sees boys and men as superior. It is my hope that this film and our campaign help to amplify Ranjit's, Jaganti’s and Kiran’s voices. I believe this is an exceptional family who can inspire a movement to create far reaching change around the world.
Supporter Statement
REVIEWS
“Easily the most amazing and important story I’ve seen told onscreen this year.”
Stacey Wilson Hunt - Contributing Editor, The Hollywood Reporter
“Unquestionably, one of the most awarded documentaries of the year.”
Deadline - Matthew Carey, Documentary Editor
“... powerful… What’s extraordinary about “To Kill a Tiger” is Kiran and Ranjit’s determination, and the possible changes for good that may result from it.”
The Washington Post - Mark Jenkins
“How a father’s love for his daughter challenged India’s ‘rape culture’”
The Guardian - Saeed Kamali Dehghan
“a film bristling with such invigorating defiance [...] one thing is clear: The revolution begins at home”
The New York Times - Devika Girish
“...sheds light on a… sexual assault case — and the resilience of a young survivor and her father whose quest for justice has changed the status quo in India.”
People Magazine - Jack Smart
“Our favorite movies of 2023”
The Washington Post - Washington Post Staff
“...a triumph.”
Vogue - Akanksha Kamath
“...powerful…a necessary work.”
Variety - Siddhant Adlakha
"To Kill a Tiger, premiering at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, is a masterfully observant film, in which one family’s fight for justice becomes a larger parable about a pressing human rights issue. The film gains access to the voices of a community that becomes potently divided by the rape—not because of the violence committed against the young survivor, but by her family’s bravery in breaking the cycle of silence and shame."
-Pat Mullen POV Magazine
ABOUT FILMMAKER(S)
Director Nisha Pahuja
Nisha Pahuja is an Oscar-nominated and Emmy-nominated filmmaker based in Toronto. Her latest film, TO KILL A TIGER, had its world premiere at TIFF where it won the Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature Film. Since then, it’s won 27 awards including Best Documentary Feature, Palm Springs International Film Festival and three Canadian Screen awards. The film grew out of a long career of addressing various human rights issues, notably violence against women in India. In 2015, she won the Amnesty International media award for Canadian journalism after making a short film about the Delhi bus gang rape for Global News. Pahuja’s other past credits include the multi-award-winning THE WORLD BEFORE HER (2012 Best Documentary Feature, Jury Award Winner, Tribeca Film Festival; Best Canadian Documentary, Hot Docs; TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten; Best Documentary nominee, Canadian Screen Awards, the series Diamond Road (2008 Gemini Award for Best Documentary Series) and Bollywood Bound (2002 Gemini Award nominee).
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