American director Gregg Helvey’s Hindi film Kavi, has been nominated in the Short Film category at the 82nd annual Academy Awards.

Kavi was filmed entirely in Wai, near Mumbai. Kavi is a boy in India who wants to play cricket and go to school, but instead he is forced to work in a brick kiln as a modern-day slave. Unsatisfied with his fate, Kavi must either accept what he’s always been told, or fight for a different life even if he’s unsure of the ultimate outcome.

This low budget film has won various awards at international festivals including the Student Academy Award for the Best Short Narrative. Indian producers Harish Amin and Guneet Monga have produced the film.