SURREY sa国际传媒� A new documentary film about murdered Surrey teen Maple Batalia makes its Canadian debut here this month.

The 47-minute movie, called sa国际传媒淢aplesa国际传媒� 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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Kaursa国际传媒檚 documentary is different from a film being made by Mani Amar that will dramatize the final 24 hours of Bataliasa国际传媒檚 life.

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In mid-October, sa国际传媒淢aplesa国际传媒� 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 sa国际传媒渂ridge the gap between South Asian talent and mainstream audiences by connecting directors, actors, producers, community organizations, corporate brands and South Asian cinephiles,sa国际传媒� according to .

This year, the seventh annual festivalsa国际传媒檚 opening-night gala will feature an appearance by Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi.

, along with sa国际传媒淗elp Wanted,sa国际传媒� a Jacquile Kambo-directed short film about a Punjabi teenager sa国际传媒渨ho gets involved in his local gang in order to support his fragmented family, when his unemployed and abusive father fails to do so.sa国际传媒�

For a complete guide to this yearsa国际传媒檚 VISAFF, .

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