Shazia Javed

Three newly immigrated South-Asian women navigate their own unique challenges in life while forming friendships that give them hope, companionship, and a little courage to break the rules.

This short documentary tells the intensely personal story of Namrata Gill – one of the many real-life inspirations for Deepa Mehta’s Heaven on Earth – in her own words. After six years, Gill courageously leaves an abusive relationship and launches a surprising new career.

A Muslim women's activist group in India protests against oral divorces, starting a movement to reclaim their religious and constitutional rights.