BANGLA SURF GIRLS
In recognition of the large Bengali community living in Regent Park and St. James Town, we interview award winning filmmaker Lalita Krishna and director Elizabeth D’ Costa about their latest film Bangla Surf Girls. The film premieres on-line at the 2021 Hot Docs Film Festival (April 29 – May 9, 2021) As a producer Lalita Krishna is interested in stories that change lives and focuses on issues related to poverty, women’s rights, child labour, and domestic violence. Through 20 years of experience in the documentary industry, Lalita sees that these issues do not only happen in poor far away countries but also have relevancy here in North America. The film Bangla Surf Girls, follows another Bangladesh film called Untying the Knot about the survivor of a domestic violence attack and her fight to defend women’s right and social oppression. This is not Lalita’s first time visiting Regent Park TV. Lalita is the filmmaker and producer of Shooting for Change, a documentary about t