Poetically weaving past and present, Baljit Sangra's documentary explores the impact of sexual abuse on a family.
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.
Because We Are Girls, Baljit Sangra, provided by the National Film Board of Canada