Nominated for 4 Canadian Screen Award Nominations, Blood Relative is a cinema verite documentary that follows the remarkable story of Indian activist Vinay Shetty as he fights to save the lives of children who are dying from the blood disease Thalassemia. As a result of not being able to afford the life-saving medication, fourteen year old Divya and twenty-four year old Imran have severely stunted growth and remain trapped in the bodies of children. Chronicling Vinay’s battle against the Indian government to get Divya and Imran free medical treatment, the film gets unprecedented access into modern India’s broken healthcare system. Caught in the middle are Vinay and the children he must look after who are bound together by ties stronger than blood.