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Parce qu'on est des filles
20191 h 22 min 58 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Baljit Sangra
Production: Selwyn JacobTeri SnelgroveShirley Vercruysse
Script: Baljit Sangra
Une famille conformiste indo-canadienne d’une petite ville de la Colombie-Britannique porte un épouvantable secret : trois sœurs ont subi dès l’enfance les agressions sexuelles d’un proche plus âgé. Après avoir gardé le silence durant près de 25 ans, elles choisissent de révéler la vérité, non seulement pour protéger d’autres jeunes parentes, mais surtout pour donner l’exemple à leurs propres filles.
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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
- script
- Baljit Sangra
- direction
- Baljit Sangra
- producer
- Selwyn Jacob
- associate producer
- Teri Snelgrove
- photography directing
- Grant Baldwin
- editing
- Carmen Pollard
- Jessica Dymond
- original music
- Genevieve Vincent
- sound design
- Eva Madden
- delegate producer
- Jennifer Roworth
- supplementary footage
- Vince Arvidson
- Thomas Billingsley
- location sound
- Jeff Henschel
- David Pullmer
- Lisa Kolisnyk
- chief electrician
- Chase Fletcher
- Chester Dixon
- technical coordinator
- Wes Machnikowski
- script advisor
- Carmen Pollard
- research
- Caroline Coutts
- Jeeti Pooni
- production coordinator
- Kristyn Stilling
- production assistant
- Alan Reid
- Jessica Young
- assistant editor
- Ashley Lynch
- Rhea MacDonald
- visual effects
- Bun Lee
- infographics
- Jenny Breukelman
- translation
- Amit Dhaumya
- Madhvi Dhaumya
- sound mixer
- Shelley Craig
- colorist
- Lorne Wright
- subtitling
- Zoé Major
- marketing
- Kay Rondonneau
- media relation
- Katja De Bock
- administration
- 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