Directed and produced by Toronto-based filmmaker Nisha Pahuja along with producers David Oppenheim, Anita Lee, Cornelia Principe, Andy Cohen, and executive produced by a group including Mindy Kaling, Dev Patel, and Rupi Kaur, To Kill a Tiger enumerates an electrifying true story of a father–daughter duo from the Indian state of Jharkhand, and their battle to seek justice in the aftermath of a brutal sexual assault. The story also brings forth complex ideas of masculinity in India, entrenched village life, and more. Lauded for its universal yet subtle storytelling, the film recently had a successful theatrical release at New York’s Film Forum.
International Documentary Association
Written by Nilosree Bilswas

February 2024





It’s a universal truth, commonly unacknowledged, that there's an implicit set of rules women are conditioned to follow from a young age in order to remain safe. For centuries, we’ve been taught to adjust to a patriarchal society – in which we are not considered fundamentally equal – by changing our behavior or appearance to blend in, thwart unsolicited attention and avoid danger.

This is how it has been, but I refuse to believe this is how it must be.
USA Today
Written by Isha Sharma

February 2024






Nisha Pahuja’s powerful documentary “To Kill a Tiger” offers an unflinching look at a father’s search for justice after three men abducted his 13-year-old daughter and sexually assaulted her in a small village in India. Pahuja, who also directed the 2012 News & Documentary Emmy-nominated doc, “The World Before Her,” says making the movie was one of the most difficult things she has ever done.
Los Angeles Times
Written by Ramin Zahed

February 2024





Five international-themed films are competing for Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards this year, stories set in Uganda, Chile, Tunisia, Ukraine, and India. To Kill a Tiger, which has brought director Nisha Pahuja the first Oscar nomination of her career, centers on a poor couple in the Indian state Jharkhand who bravely fought for justice after their teenage daughter became the victim of a brutal sexual assault.
Deadline
Written by Matthew Carey

February 2024






It’s a universal truth, commonly unacknowledged, that there's an implicit set of rules women are conditioned to follow from a young age in order to remain safe. For centuries, we’ve been taught to adjust to a patriarchal society – in which we are not considered fundamentally equal – by changing our behavior or appearance to blend in, thwart unsolicited attention and avoid danger.

This is how it has been, but I refuse to believe this is how it must be.
USA Today
Written by Isha Sharma

February 2024





In a small Indian village Kiran, a 13-year-old, is savagely beaten and raped by three young men and then threatened with death if she tells anyone about the rape. Kiran tells her father Ranjit of the gang rape and he notifies the police. The lads are arrested and jailed. Given the prevalence of rape in India where it is estimated 90% of rapes are unreported and a woman is raped every twenty minutes Kiran is not alone. Kiran’s position is that she would fight to the death for justice and her father Ranjit pursues the case in the criminal courts with dogged determination.
A Little Bird Told
Written by Robert K Stephen

February 2024








“To Kill a Tiger” follows the story of Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkhand, India, who takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the survivor of sexual assault. CBC’s Ramraajh Sharvendiran sits down with Toronto filmmaker Nisha Pahuja to talk about the film’s Oscar nomination and the significance of bringing the story to life.
CBC


February 2024






There’s a make-it-or-break-it moment in writer-director Jack Begert’s boldly unconventional, existential drama/Hollywood satire, Little Death, that will leave audiences cringing in shock, wonder, and maybe awe. Some might even head for the exits.
ScreenAnarchy
Written by Mel Valentin

February 2024






Focusing on one main story in a film seems like filmmaking 101, but Jack Begert decides to throw that out the window with his directorial debut feature film “Little Death.” Most recently, Trey Edward Schultz split “Waves” into two distinct halves even though they were all part of the same story, so why don’t more people do it? Well, because it’s not easy to pull off, often because the stories end up being too disjointed or not equally engaging, and it doesn’t entirely work for Begert. Aside from some connections between the two stories in “Little Death,” such as the film’s overarching theme of drug use and addiction, it makes you wonder why we needed to spend time with an unlikeable character and why the film couldn’t have been dedicated to the far more exciting storyline.
Next Best Picture
Written by Ema Sasic

February 2024








Chernov joins the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to discuss what the Oscar nomination means for his film and Russia’s efforts to sow a false counter-narrative to the carnage he documented. We also welcome another first-time Oscar nominee, director Nisha Pahuja, recognized for her gripping film To Kill a Tiger.
Deadline
Written by Matthew Carey

February 2024






Nisha Pahuja’s Oscar-nominated documentary To Kill a Tiger is returning to theaters this Friday, extending through the end of the month.

The film will be showcased in select specialty theaters across the U.S., according to a release, including (but not limited to) Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Phoenix, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Washington DC, and Dallas.
Deadline
Written by Matthew Carey

February 2024








David Schwimmer makes a bold choice with this ambitious, if not entirely seamless psychodrama. Starting out as a hyperactive life-in-crisis movie, like a more melancholy, introspective Fight Club, it swaps horses in midstream with a shocking twist that will likely alienate any viewers seduced by seeing the Friends star’s face on its promo imagery. Those willing to follow first-time director Jack Begert down the rabbit hole into the film’s surprising second half — which may seem completely unrelated at first, but soon reveals the film’s deeper themes of opioid use and the butterfly effects of addiction — will find it strangely satisfying.
Deadline
Written by Damon Wise

February 2024








Nisha Pahuja, whose film To Kill a Tiger received a nomination in the best feature documentary category for the 2024 Oscars, says she learnt about the honor along with the rest of the world while watching the live announcement.
The Hollywood Reporter
Written by Etan Vlessing

January 2024






Weird California strikes again in "Little Death," Los Angeles being the natural home of stories about scriptwriters strung out on drugs while cracking up, or of young adults on a night-time quest to find both stolen property and in a very real sense themselves.
Critic’s Notebook
Written by Tim Hayes

January 2024







Sometimes a film can be as confused as its misguided subjects. Not every answer needs to be laid out, and even if the filmmaker does not have all the answers themselves there is still a welcome invite to anyone who would rather try their best at tackling the questions versus dropping a bomb and running away.
Complex
Written by Trace William Cowen

January 2024








With an impressive list of music video directing credits on his resume, filmmaker Jack Begert makes his first foray into feature-length storytelling with Little Death.  Co-writing alongside Dani Goffstein, Begert tells a story of addiction, anxieties, dreams, and failures within the Los Angeles landscape.  An ambitious and audacious project, Little Death uses innovative visuals to tell its tale with variable effect, and its structure means we never get the full picture.
Live For Films
Written by Hillary Butler

January 2024






Sometimes a film can be as confused as its misguided subjects. Not every answer needs to be laid out, and even if the filmmaker does not have all the answers themselves there is still a welcome invite to anyone who would rather try their best at tackling the questions versus dropping a bomb and running away.
Critic’s Notebook
Written by Tim Hayes

February 2024

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