SURREY 含羞草研究社� A new documentary film about murdered Surrey teen Maple Batalia makes its Canadian debut here this month.
The 47-minute movie, called 含羞草研究社淢aple含羞草研究社� and directed by Jasleen Kaur, will be featured at the , held from Nov. 16 to 19 at Surrey City Hall.
Batalia, an aspiring health-sciences student and actress/model, was killed by an ex-boyfriend in 2011. She was 19.
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Kaur含羞草研究社檚 documentary is different from a film being made by Mani Amar that will dramatize the final 24 hours of Batalia含羞草研究社檚 life.
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In mid-October, 含羞草研究社淢aple含羞草研究社� was premiered at the Tasveer South Asian Film Festival in Renton, WA.
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In Surrey, the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival was launched in 2008 to 含羞草研究社渂ridge the gap between South Asian talent and mainstream audiences by connecting directors, actors, producers, community organizations, corporate brands and South Asian cinephiles,含羞草研究社� according to .
This year, the seventh annual festival含羞草研究社檚 opening-night gala will feature an appearance by Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi.
, along with 含羞草研究社淗elp Wanted,含羞草研究社� a Jacquile Kambo-directed short film about a Punjabi teenager 含羞草研究社渨ho gets involved in his local gang in order to support his fragmented family, when his unemployed and abusive father fails to do so.含羞草研究社�
For a complete guide to this year含羞草研究社檚 VISAFF, .
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