

The two have been friends for decades, having met when both men were starting out as assistants in the Australian movie business. As Fraser worked to find economical ways to work with such challenges, he leaned on his long association with Davis. “Lion” was filmed on a tight budget on two different continents, with novice child actors taking on major roles. They’re the things that call him home again and the things that haunt him later in life.” Memories of his childhood are important to Saroo.

I wanted people to feel the sense of place. “I wanted the film to be an immersive experience,” says Davis.

Director Garth Davis was very specific about how he wanted Fraser to create the look of “Lion.” He told the DP to let the locations - in India, and later Australia, where Saroo was raised by an adoptive family - dictate the images.
