Episode 499: In The Seats With....Nisha Pahuja and 'To Kill A Tiger' at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival

Massive cultural change can be sparked by the simple act of one man deciding to do the right thing in the face of unfathomable opposition.We're back in full force at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival which is running from Mar. 2nd through Mar. 5th at various venues in downtown Kingston, Ontario.  On this episode we dive head first into a powerful documentary that just happens to be screening at the festival.  It's time 'To Kill A Tiger;'In a small Indian village, Ranjit wakes up to find that his 13-year-old daughter has not returned from a family wedding. A few hours later, she’s found stumbling home. After being dragged into the woods, she was raped by three men. Ranjit goes to the police, and the men are arrested. But Ranjit’s relief is short-lived, as the villagers and their leaders launch a sustained campaign to force the family to drop the charges. A cinematic documentary, To Kill a Tiger follows Ranjit’s uphill battle to find justice for his child. In India, where a rape is reported every 20 minutes and conviction rates are less than 30 percent, Ranjit’s decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of. With tremendous access, we witness the emotional journey of an ordinary man facing extraordinary circumstances. A father whose love for his daughter forces a social reckoning that will reverberate for years to come.This a powerful must see documentary for fathers, daughters and everyone in-between.  We had the unique pleasure of sitting down with director Nisha Pahuja about how she discovered the story and the many issues that came out of documenting this extraordinary story.