MEN IN BLUE
Inspired by actual events, MEN IN BLUE explores the effects of human trafficking and labor exploitation in the United States. Resistance brews among the Indian immigrants who were stripped of their dignity when a reputed shipyard in Texas conscripted them as guest workers to repair the oil rigs and ships damaged after Hurricane Katrina.
THE TEAM
FEATURING Antonythasan Jesuthasan, Manoj Chandra, Manoj Pillai
DIRECTOR, WRITER, EDITOR Sachin Dheeraj
PRODUCERS Sachin Dheeraj, Janani Vijayanathan
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Sebastian Valdivieso
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Javier Bonafont
COSTUME DESIGN Jana Zek
SOUND DESIGN Shreyank Nanjappa
SOUND MIXING Morgan Honaker
ORIGINAL MUSIC Nicolas Guerrero
COLORIST Mahak Gupta
CO-PRODUCERS Mary-Elizabeth Esquibel, Nicole Chi Amen
LINE PRODUCERS Arturo Jimenez, Maggie Bailey
GRADING STUDIO Bridge PostWorks
THESIS SUPERVISORS Anne Lewis, Lalitha Gopalan, Don Howard
AWARDS
GRAND PRIZE 28th Annual DGA Student Film Awards (West Coast Asian American Category)
SUPPORTED BY
Panavision New Filmmaker Program Equipment Grant
Moody Innovation Grant for Thesis Film at UT Austin