Sep 22, 2009
Gregg Helvey received his M.F.A in film production
from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic
Arts, and his B.A.s in English and French from the University of
Virginia.
Gregg has traveled the world to film in countries such
as El Salvador, China, Kenya and England on projects ranging from
independent fictional films to National
Geographic and BBC1 documentaries.
His award-winning work includes the documentary,
Overexposed, which examines how pornography affects
men.
Gregg wrote, directed and produced Kavi, the winning
film of the 2009 Student Academy Award® gold medal in the narrative
category.
Kavi was
filmed entirely on location in India and tells the story of a young
boy 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.