good morning and welcome to mosaic. i am your host, vicki evans. i am the respect like coordinator in the semper cisco archdiocesan office of public policy and social concerns. we have our guest today. this will be an interesting show. you are the producer and director and creator of a film called, titles and the dust. >> yes. i have to correct you. i am only the coproducer and only the camera operator. my wife is the guiding force behind the film. >> this is part of the story this morning, which is a great story. i had the pleasure of interviewing the archbishop

last week. this is about a couple that has a common interest. start by telling us about how you met. >> how we met is a long story. we were on -- i was on a catholic dating site called, single catholics online. i'm met -- i met my wife through there. she was in india and i was in san francisco. she was going to new york. she came 10 months after we met online. we fell in love and got married. >> we got married. >> when did you find that you had this common interest? >> the filmmaking -- that

started on the catholic dating site. she was into film and i was also. we saw that immediately. >> how did you start on pedals? that is an interesting story as well. >> we were in india in 2006. we were visiting an orphanage. we were looking to adopt a little girl. the sister running the orphanage throughout that the orphanage was built during -- next to a lake where they were drowning little girls. that got my wife horrified and me also. we were praying at a nearby chapel near the orphanage. and nina was praying and said, we need to make a film about this.

and i said, sure. whatever honey. and here we are seven years later still working on this film. >> the rest is history. >> yes. >> the film actually was filmed in india, right? >> parley. yes. >> without spoiling the story, give us a recap of what the film is about. >> it is literally -- it is called huddled in the dust. we first started on the idea of what was happening in that orphanage. as the cameras started rolling, we realized it was a bigger issue. it really is about the roots, the cause, the effect and the repercussions -- and what this mentality was toward women. not just in india. people may think we are pointing

fingers at india. it really is a global problem. it is happening in china and other parts of eastern europe. the issue is everywhere. even in the u.s. there was a 2011 pole, and people still favor boys to girls. people have a preferencpreferenc e for boys. and in india, it is because of a variety of pressures. nina loves india. the point is, this is not just pointing fingers at india and saying how bad it is. that is not the film. it is an exploration of the roots of the problem and how we can address it. >> the viewers want to see more about what is going on in

india and pedals in the dust. there is a website they can visit. you will see that on your screen. it is pedals and the dust.com. stay with us. we will come back and find out more from geno caputi about how the film is going.

. welcome back to mosaic. i am or host, vicki evans. from the archdiocese. our guest this morning is geno caputi. his wife nina and he -- they are in the process of putting together a documentary about the plight of the girls in india. and the problems over there. we talked a little about pedals in the dust. i had the pleasure of interviewing nina on the radio last week. she could not be here today because she is in new york for an important purpose.

>> yes. she met with the u.n. the archbishop there. they were talking about the film and how the church and the u.n. can promote the film and get the message out there. we are thrilled. we could not be happier than having a meeting like that. >> how was that put together? >> three merck -- through a mutual friend. he was told about the film and nina. his office contacted nina. the rest is history. we were very happy. >> this is a global problem. it is not just india. it is happening all over the world, with relation to population control and the fact that boys are more valued in

india and around the world than girls are. tell us a little more about the plight of the indian babies and why the baby girls are victims of gender side. >> that is the million dollar question. sex selection happens all over the road. in india -- if people want to know what that is, it is a preference for boys over girls. there is a variety of reasons. i would encourage people to see the film. pressure comes from the hindu religion sometimes. that is not entirely true. there are plenty of people

preferring a boy over a girl. the basic point about pedals in the dust is, -- >> one of the problems is that it is creating a huge gender imbalance in india. i don't know what the statistics are. you probably have them somewhere in the film about how the imbalance is getting greater and greater. >> in 2011, 914 girls for every 1000 boys. that does not sound terrible to the casual listener. but the projections are, by 2020, voice will outnumber girls by 20%. that has ramifications all over india and asia. you have trafficking. you have bribed -- people

buying women. you have one woman married to several men. a husband will get a wife and share her. >> you would think this would make women more valuable. in actuality, it reduces the value of women. >> that's right. that is a crazy paradox of the whole situation. i do want to stress that these pressures do come -- it is very easy to judge and say, how can you be doing that? but these pressures came from outside forces from other groups, especially in the 70s. in the 60s and 70s there was a push to limit the population. you can debate whether that was wrong or right.

but it is kind of the mentality of only having two children or one child. and that one child has to be a boy. >> if our listeners or viewers would like to hear more about this, your website is pedals in the dust.com. >> we will be back. state in.

. welcome back to mosaic. i am your host, vicki evans, from the archdiocese of san francisco. our guest this morning is geno caputi. he and his wife nina are the filmmakers with a film called pedals in the dust. >> you do have some local events going on. not only in san francisco but all over the world. >> yes. october 26, at 11:00 a.m. at city hall, we are doing the global walk for the missing girls in india. that takes place not simultaneously, but in other

countries and cities. we have canada, india, the u.s., kuwait. that was started by my wife on facebook. to start raising awareness rather than just making a film and pointing fingers. but, what can i do to raise awareness? she was inspired by the walk for life. >> the official title is, the global walk for india's missing girls. >> it is a mouthful. >> this is the fourth annual in san francisco. >> it is coming up saturday, october 26. if any viewers can make it to city hall, it is quite an experience. >> it is gaining momentum. it started small. we are slowly gaining -- we are doing our part. >> great. back to pedals in the dust, the

title, i understand, pedals in the dust, has an interesting source. >> essentially, we talked about -- i don't want to say it is obvious, but it was the idea of the flour of india -- the flowers of india. i cannot recall exactly when nina came up with the title. >> she is the force behind the film. >> back to india, i know that you interviewed a lot of the women in india. was it difficult to get them to speak to you? >> yes.

that is an understatement. we spent a lot of afternoons sitting in the car with camera equipment wondering if we would get an interview. a lot of times, we did not get those interviews. you are talking about something that is illegal and a cultural stigma. abortion in general. it is illegal to have sex selective abortions. it is a much more guarded culture. we definitely had a lot of afternoons were nothing happened. >> i remember nina actually mentioning the ultrasound machines and how that plays into the whole thing. >> essentially, it was something created for the benefit of mankind. >> and human life. >> exactly. and being twisted into what

they call, the boy girl machine. to determine the sex of the child. that is illegal. there is a map -- a lot of money changing hands. hundreds of millions of dollars. with people performing ultrasound sex determination. it happens all over. you can't walk down the street without seeing a sign for a clinic advertising x-rays and ultrasound. >> you actually saw these when you are in india filming? >> sure. they are not hard to find. we did not really dig in and go in because we would get killed. they are everywhere. i could go down the street. i would shoot two or three just to show the volume. >> very interesting.

the website, pedals in the dust.com. you can find out more about the documentary that parent -- nina and geno are putting together. you can also find out about the local event in said francisco, october 26. stay tuned. we will be back with another segment.

. welcome back to mosaic. i am your host, vicki evans. with us today is geno caputi. he and his wife are the producer and directors of pedals in the dust. a film on gendercide in india. let me ask you this. why should the viewers care what is going on in india? >> as i stressed earlier, it is a global problem. often we run into this in the catholic life. in the pro-life circles. we talk about this. it is often dismissed as that it is india and it is a hindu thing. it does not quite pertain to the american catholic pro-life mission. it is understandable.

i have to say, this is a global issue. it is tied then to abortion. it is at the forefront of this issue. that is where we say, get involved. it will and is affecting the rest of the world. it is not a separate issue. it is part of that huge swaths of people that think life is disposable. >> how can we help? i know that you and nina are activists and you have other individuals and organizations you work with along these lines. what can the viewers do to help? >> they can donate to the found. we are constantly fundraising.

especially in these financially hard times, it can be a drain. you can go to the website and donate. we just finally -- we dabble in film. we passed off the film to the documentary editor. all of these things cost money. composing, graphics. if you can't contribute financially, maybe you know somebody who is an excellent artist who may contribute. we have to put in a lot of animation and graphics to make the film a more professional and give it got high production value. >> you have the trailer. i have seen the trailer. it is excellent. it really pulls you into what is going on emotionally in india. so it is in the editing stage.

>> yes. hopefully we will get that done by the end of the year. >> when will we see that? >> that is the question. you have to get a distributor. the plan is film festivals and private screenings and to get that out there. if it gets picked up by a distributor, that is another way you can get involved. we're still finding our way. i work in the film industry. you are still finding your way, trying to get a channel to get that out there. anybody who can guide us along, we appreciate your help that way. >> people can meet you in person at the san francisco global walk coming up this saturday, october 26. actually in two weeks. that is at the civic center plaza. >> yes. >> starting at 11:00. >> i would be happy to talk to

you about the film. >> anything else you can tell us? you have the pulpit. if there is anything you can tell the viewers about the film or how they can change their thinking to believe this is a global problem. >> changing thinking is the issue. how does anybody change? by learning other issues. i would only stressed that, keep in mind that it is a global issue. >> a couple things. let me take a couple minutes and give you a couple of websites that the viewers can go to. one is yours, pedalsinthedust.com. another is the archdiocesan

website for the office of public policy and social concerns. the archdiocesan website, you will see that on your screen. we will see you on the website and next week on mosaic. thank you for being with us.

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