Short films are often a medium for hard-touching subjects described in a more attractive way. Adam J. Graves’ Anuja is one of the five films Best Live Action Nomated for an Oscar in short film categoryLike its title, the film is a simple story about a girl named Anuja (Sajda Pathan), who works in a garment factory in Delhi. Her sister, Palak (Ananya Shang) also works with her.

Anuja revolves around the subject how an opportunity can change one’s life. It highlights the dicotomy that Anuja faces – to continuously get out of the system to fly the balance and wings, and to ensure that he is able to survive another day. The Salaam Balak was built with the support of the Trust, which AIDS to road children in Delhi, Anuja is hard-touching and also offers an important glimpse in the dark underbeli of child labor.

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When a teacher comes with a promise to change Anuja’s life through a scholarship, the young girl struggles to find ways to make Rs 400 to pay the exam fee. The way, the graves also include comments on marital advertisements in newspapers that still prefer fair -skinned brides for the potential groom.

Anuja’s strongest point is the casting of two girls. Both perform awesome, provoke immediate sympathy and attract the audience to their stories. Anuja’s Oscar enrollment is well qualified, and it is a film that is definitely worthy of a clock for the story he determines to tell.

Anuja is now streaming on Netflix.