Because We Are Girls

20191 h 22 min 58 secFilm: Documentary

PG

Direction: Baljit Sangra

Production: Selwyn JacobTeri SnelgroveShirley Vercruysse

Script: Baljit Sangra

A conservative Indo-Canadian family in small-town British Columbia must come to terms with a devastating secret: three sisters were sexually abused by an older relative beginning in their childhood years. After remaining silent for nearly two and a half decades, the sisters finally decide to come forward—not only to protect other young relatives, but to set an example for their daughters as well.

Subject categories


  • Law and Crime > Child Abuse
  • Social Issues > Cultural Communities and Immigration
  • Families > Immigrant Experience
  • Children and Youth > Violence and Child Abuse
  • Women - Portraits > Women in Crisis
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Family Diversity and Challenges
  • Health/Personal Development > Healthy Relationships
  • Social Studies > Law

Credits


writer
Baljit Sangra
director
Baljit Sangra
producer
Selwyn Jacob
associate producer
Teri Snelgrove
director of photography
Grant Baldwin
editor
Carmen Pollard
Jessica Dymond
composer
Genevieve Vincent
sound designer
Eva Madden
line production
Jennifer Roworth
additional cinematography
Vince Arvidson
Thomas Billingsley
sound recordist
Jeff Henschel
David Pullmer
Lisa Kolisnyk
production manager
Caroline Coutts
1st assistant camera
Robert Moberg
Eva Brownstein
data wrangler
Max Noel
George Faulkner
gaffer
Chase Fletcher
Chester Dixon
technical coordinator
Wes Machnikowski
story consultant
Carmen Pollard
researcher
Caroline Coutts
Jeeti Pooni
production coordinator
Kristyn Stilling
production assistant
Alan Reid
Jessica Young
assistant editor
Ashley Lynch
Rhea MacDonald
visual FX
Bun Lee
graphics
Jenny Breukelman
translator
Amit Dhaumya
Madhvi Dhaumya
re-recording mixer
Shelley Craig
digital colourist
Lorne Wright
finishing services
Finalé Editworks
marketing manager
Kay Rondonneau
publicist
Katja De Bock
studio administrator
Carla Jones
executive producer
Shirley Vercruysse
executive director
Michelle van Beusekom

Awards


  • Volunteer Choice AwardDoxa - Documentary Film and Video Festival
  • Best Director for Canadian Feature AwardAsian Film Festival
  • Best Cinematography for Canadian Feature Award – Grant BaldwinAsian Film Festival
  • Best Canadian Feature AwardAsian Film Festival
  • Audience Choice AwardReelWorld Film Festival
  • Honourable Mention for Best Canadian DocumentaryVancouver Film Critics Association Awards
  • Grand Jury Winner: Best Documentary FeatureSeattle Asian American Film Festival