In 1940s Vancouver, a South Asian woman defies public backlash and confronts a city council meeting to advocate for her right to purchase a home in a white neighbourhood.
Jasleen Kaur is a filmmaker and editor based in Vancouver, Canada. She holds a Bachelor of Motion Picture Arts Degree from Capilano University, and is an alumna of the Netflix/Canadian Academy's Women in Post program. Kaur’s producing and directing credits span documentary and fiction, from the Blumhouse feature PHARMA BRO (Amazon Prime) to the award-winning short PERFECT DAUGHTER (CBC Gem), developed through BIPOC TV & Film’s Reel Work Filmmaking Initiative. As an editor, she has shaped festival and streaming projects including WHO LET THE DOGS OUT (SXSW, Crave) and the Mark Wahlberg–produced series RUN THIS CITY (Roku). Her latest project, THE ASCENT (winner the Audience Award at SXSW 2026), follows the journey of the first female bi-lateral amputee to crawl to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, where she serves as executive producer and editor.
The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is the oldest, most prestigious film festival screening premieres of feature, documentary and
short films made from, of, and about the Indian subcontinent in the Independent, arthouse, alternate and diaspora genres.
