SNEHA AUNTY: SONAL'S MA
Director, Videographer, Editor
Sonal's proud mother, Sneha speaks about the changing menstrual customs in their home in Chennai, India.
SOUNDSCAPES
Director, Videographer, Editor
Phill Liberbaum speaks about Toronto’s beloved record store, Soundscapes. Over a short visit, the film attempts to capture some of the memories and essence of the store before it closed in 2021, after being in business for more than two decades.
PARA SAREKO: HAVING MOVED 'AWAY'
Thesis Film - Master's in Documentary Media
In this intimate portrait, a diasporic family in Scarborough, share their experiences with Nepali menstrual customs. An amalgamation of views and beliefs in a family that seeks to keep their culture alive.
MAKING WEAVING WORK
Director, Videographer, Editor
The Carpet Weaving Enterprise that Nisha Tamang and Sunita Tamang have started has created employment and training opportunities for young women in their village in Sindupalchok district, Nepal.
TEACHING TABOO: SEX ED AND THE SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA
Director, Videographer, Editor
In 2015, Ontario proposed changes to its sex education curriculum for the first time in years. Teaching Taboo looks at the issue from inside the South Asian community.
WOMEN OF THE WORLD, SRI LANKA
Co-director, Videographer, Editor
The videos stories feature Sri Lankan women from diverse walks of life. They share their identities, struggles, courage and dreams. These stories were a part of the Women of the World Festival, hosted by the British Council in Colombo, Sri Lanka in December, 2017.
“The same two hands and legs that God gave them, he gave us”. Fisherwoman Fatima asks, is there any reason women can’t do the same things as men?
Sridevi is a tea picker in Hatton. Raising her daughter alone, she dreams of a better life for her child.
Fonseka achieved her dream of joining the police force, but is frustrated by the prevalence of gender inequality. What can she do?