BECAUSE WE ARE GIRLS
Directed by Baljit Sangra- Documentary Features
- Canada
- Documentary, Women
- English, Punjabi
- Subtitled
- 2019
- 85 mins
This film is only available to viewers in Southern California (excluding San Diego County) from October 8, 2020 at 12pm PT to October 11, 2020 at 11:59pm PT. Click here to watch the film on Eventive.
WATCH NOW
Me too. Director Baljit Sangra shines the light on one of the most hidden sexual abusers. The family home should be a safe haven, but for three sisters, their home was also home to their abuser. Sangra reveals the denial and silence of families hiding in the shame of the traumas their children endure. — Melanie Ramos
CREDITS:
Producer: Selwyn Jacob
Executive Producer: Shirley Vercruysse
Join us on Friday, October 9, 2020 at 1pm PT for C3: BECAUSE WE ARE GIRLS, an artist conversation featuring the filmmakers and special guests. RSVPs open the Thursday before the event. Click here to learn more.
Missed the live conversation? Watch it below!
Precedes
C3: BECAUSE WE ARE GIRLS
Canadian director Baljit Sangra is breaking down walls. Join us as we discuss the making of the documentary BECAUSE WE ARE GIRLS and how this film opens up the discussion of sexual assault in the family home. — Melanie Ramos