Rocky Braat’s first trip to India was a journey of self discovery.
While there, he visited a care centre for women
and children living with HIV and AIDS. It proved to
be a life-transforming encounter. Despite never really
liking children, Braat returns to Pittsburgh announcing
he’ll be moving to India to work at the centre.
Bewildered by Braat’s decision, director and best friend
Steve Hoover decides to follow him on his journey.
Expecting to find him making all the wrong decisions,
Hoover discovers a very different story, and both men
find their lives and those of the children are changed
forever. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience
Award for US Documentary at Sundance, Blood Brother
is a story of true conviction and dedication that reaches
beyond doing aid work for personal gratification. Heather Haynes, Hot Docs
In English and Tamil, with English subtitles.