House of Arts presents Because We Are Girls

Three Punjabi-Canadian sisters await the verdict from the trial of the cousin charged with abusing them as children. In this heavy-hitting documentary, the sisters confront the culture that allowed the abuse to happen, including parents who encouraged their silence.

An intimate documentary about displacement, family, and belonging, in which a filmmaker’s effort to reconnect with her sister becomes a deeper exploration of trauma, refugee identity, loneliness, and how art and storytelling support healing after survival.