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Because We Are Girls
20191 h 22 min 58 secFilm: Documentary
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.
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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