“ No Child Grows Up Behind Prison Walls ”
As one of the poorest countries in the world (according to UNICEF, 55% of the population lives below the international poverty line), Nepal has none of the social safety nets that exist in most western countries. When parents are sent to prison, there is nowhere for their children to go. Many enter prison at a young age with their parents and are released to the world at age 18, with no life skills or support system, knowing nothing of the world but what they experienced in a jail cell, creating a vicious cycle of poverty and crime. The film shares Pushpa’s passion to help and the story of what it means for a child to grow up in prison and yet find hope in unlikely places.


Raised over $550,000 through October 2014 to build Pushpa’s Permanent Butterfly Home for the children she rescues. The home was opened in May 2016.
Director’s Choice Best Humanitarian Film (documentary) at 2014 Sedona International Film Festival
Audience Award Winner for Best Documentary Short at 2014 Sedona International Film Festival
Jury Award Best Documentary at 2014 San Diego Film Festival
Audience Award Best Documentary at 2014 San Diego Film Festival
Official Selection Sarasota Film Festival 2014
Thomas Morgan, Dan Chen, Francois Caillaud
Produced by
Thomas Morgan, Angela Bernhard Thomas, Ali Sandler
Executive Producers
Susan Sarandon, Morgan Spurlock, Jeremy Chilnick
Produced in Association with Shine Global
- Netflix Acquires Oscar-Shortlisted Short Film Anuja
- Shine Global’s powerful short film ANUJA shortlisted for the 97th Academy® Awards
- Mindy Kaling Boards Her “Favorite Film of the Year” Oscar-Qualified Live Action Short film Anuja
- Shine Global Announces Daughters as Grand Prize Winner of 2024 Resilience Awards