Meena | |
Director: | Lucy Liu Colin K. Gray Megan Raney |
Producer: | Mikaela Beardsley Kevin Chinoy Kerry Girvin Jamie Gordon |
Starring: | Tannishtha Chatterjee Himani Shivpuri Vikas Shrivastav |
Music: | Jay Lifton |
Cinematography: | Hugh Bell |
Editing: | Tony Hale Becky Hutner |
Distributor: | Guggenheim Girvin Pictures GRAiNEY Pictures |
Runtime: | 20 minutes and 14 seconds |
Country: | United States |
Language: | Hindi |
Meena is a documentary film about sex trafficking in India that premiered on June 26, 2014, in New York City. This film marks the directorial debut of Lucy Liu, Colin K. Gray, and Megan Raney.
The film is based on the true story Meena Khatun, a girl from India, who was forced into sex slavery since age 11. In the film, the character is titled Meena Hasina and is shown to be of age 8 instead of the original 11.[1]
Filming began in Mumbai, India in 2010 and is based on the first chapter of Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.[2]