New York [US], September 19 (ANI): 'Destination Oak Tree Road', a wide acclaimed documentary movie astir the meteoric emergence to planetary designation of a New Jersey retail and residential neighbourhood from years of decline, has been honoured with 2 2025 New York Emmy Award nominations.
The movie was directed and narrated by internationally-renowned broadcast writer Rohit Vyas. He has besides received nominations successful the Documentary, Historical, and Performer/Narrator categories.
The recognitions were announced precocious astatine the PIX 11 studios by the New York section of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NY NATAS), arsenic per the property enactment shared by Vyas Productions.
Reacting to the announcement, Vyas said, "I americium honoured that the hard enactment enactment into this accumulation by our full squad has been recognised by esteemed peers successful the industry. Having spent decades arsenic a broadcast writer covering the Indian and South Asian diaspora communities, this archetypal documentary movie task is peculiarly special. It is profoundly gratifying to spot that the corporate effort has made an impact," arsenic quoted successful a property note.
'Destination Oak Tree Road' spotlights the past of Oak Tree Road, a mile-and-a-half-long, erstwhile desolate but contiguous bustling taste and concern territory successful New Jersey that stretches from Edison Township to Iselin successful Woodbridge Township.
Officials and long-time residents interviewed successful the movie property the area's revitalisation to the hard enactment and committedness of the Indian American community.
The accumulation delves into however the community's efforts, successful spite of galore aboriginal obstacles, person contiguous garnered Oak Tree Road worldwide designation and attracted concern from multinational corporations.
Nominated alongside Rohit Vyas are chap producers, 14-time Emmy Award Winner Janice Selinger, Actress / Sports Host Aditi Vyas, and Arts Advocate Isha Vyas.
Also nominated for the task is Joe Lee, erstwhile NJPBS Vice President and General Manager arsenic the Executive successful Charge of Production and Steve Stone arsenic Director of Photography. The film, which archetypal aired connected NJPBS, is simply a co-production of Vyas Productions and NJ PBS / The WNET Group.
It is presently disposable to watercourse connected PBS.
"The Asian Indian assemblage successful New Jersey is 1 of the largest successful the country," said Vyas.
He continued, "This documentary aims to bespeak its history, challenges, and successes done the microcosm of 1 tiny but impactful area. Most importantly, it is simply a quintessentially American story. Work hard, execute success, and unrecorded the American Dream," arsenic quoted successful a property note.
The 68th Annual New York Emmy Awards takes spot successful New York City connected October 11. (ANI)
