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Leslee Udwin (born 1957) is a Jewish British filmmaker, actress, director, producer and human rights activist.
Founded by filmmaker turned education activist, Leslee Udwin, this global initiative was the result of the insights she discovered during the making of her documentary, India’s Daughter.
Leslee Udwin talks about her film India's Daughter, including how it came to be banned in India and other challenges she faced in making a film about rape.
Premiered November 16, 2015. Directed by. Leslee Udwin. The brutal gang rape and murder of a young medical student sparks outrage at gender inequality across India. Preview. EXPLORE THE...
A BAFTA and multi-award winning filmmaker and Human Rights Campaigner, Leslee’s documentary “India’s Daughter”, has been critically acclaimed around the globe, won 32 awards (including the Peabody Award and the Amnesty International Media Award for Best Documentary 2016) and sparked a global movement to end violence against women and girls.
Leslee Udwin was born in 1957 in Savyon, Israel. She is an actress and producer, known for East Is East (1999), Eldorado (1992) and Shadow of the Noose (1989).
Mar 14, 2015 · The horrific crime and the debate it ignited are the focus of the new documentary “India’s Daughter” by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin. Yahoo News and Finance anchor Bianna Golodryga sat down...
Mar 7, 2019 · The making of the BBC documentary India’s Daughter, based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder of 23-year-old Jyoti Singh changed Leslee Udwin's life.
Leslee Udwin. Founder & Executive Chair. Think Equal. United Kingdom. Leslee was voted by the New York Times the No.2 Most Impactful Woman of 2015 (second to Hillary Clinton), and has been awarded the prestigious Swedish Anna Lindh Human Rights Prize (previously won by Madeleine Albright).
Apr 2, 2015 · Leslee Udwin, who made “India’s Daughter,” about a rape and killing in Delhi, told The Guardian, “I made a film on rape in India. Men’s brutal attitudes truly shocked me.” This is...
