Rama Rau

Rama Rau is a Canadian Screen Award nominated writer-director whose works feature strong female roles. Well known for her daring choice of subject matter and ability to interest funders in her unique directorial voice, Rau has paved a path for herself, moving between fiction and documentary. She has made a name for herself as being a pioneer in employing all-female crews on her film League of Exotique Dancers.

The Market (2011)

In a slum in Chennai, India, a young mother of two, wants to sell her kidney so she can pay off the crippling debts of her family. If she sells Hema will be the fifth member of her family to sell a kidney for an amount that represents several years' wages. Across ...  (more)

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In a slum in Chennai, India, a young mother of two, wants to sell her kidney so she can pay off the crippling debts of her family. If she sells Hema will be the fifth member of her family to sell a kidney for an amount that represents several years' wages. Across ...  (more)

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League of Exotique Dancers (2015)

League of Exotique Dancers explores vintage Burlesque's world of fun, frolic, and feathers, yet also turns the spotlight on the poverty, racism, and sexism that were rampant under all that glitter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rama Rau
CAST:  Gina Bon Bon  •  Toni Elling  •  Lovey Goldmine  •  Delilah Jones

League of Exotique Dancers explores vintage Burlesque's world of fun, frolic, and feathers, yet also turns the spotlight on the poverty, racism, and sexism that were rampant under all that glitter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rama Rau
CAST:  Gina Bon Bon  •  Toni Elling  •  Lovey Goldmine  •  Delilah Jones

No Place to Hide: The Rehtaeh Parsons Story (2015)

When Rehtaeh Parsons was 15 years old, she went to a party that would define her remaining teenage years. She was sexually attacked and had no memory of it, until photographic evidence spread through social media. The resulting humiliation and bullying the Nova ...  (more)

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When Rehtaeh Parsons was 15 years old, she went to a party that would define her remaining teenage years. She was sexually attacked and had no memory of it, until photographic evidence spread through social media. The resulting humiliation and bullying the Nova ...  (more)

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Honey Bee (2018)

Follows the journey of Natalie "Honey Bee" Sorensen, an underage truck stop prostitute trapped in a human trafficking ring until she is transplanted into foster care in remote Northern Ontario and forced to confront her identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rama Rau
CAST:  Julia Sarah Stone  •  Martha Plimpton  •  Steven Love  •  Michelle McLeod

Follows the journey of Natalie "Honey Bee" Sorensen, an underage truck stop prostitute trapped in a human trafficking ring until she is transplanted into foster care in remote Northern Ontario and forced to confront her identity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rama Rau
CAST:  Julia Sarah Stone  •  Martha Plimpton  •  Steven Love  •  Michelle McLeod

The Daughter Tree (2019)

In the Village of Men, a girl hasn't been born for the past 20 years as the locals abort the child the moment they determine its gender. In another tiny village, residents view girls as goddesses and plant a tree whenever a baby girl is born.  (more)

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In the Village of Men, a girl hasn't been born for the past 20 years as the locals abort the child the moment they determine its gender. In another tiny village, residents view girls as goddesses and plant a tree whenever a baby girl is born.  (more)

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Bad Behind Bars: Jodi Arias (2023)

Jodi Arias befriends Donavan Bering and Tracy Brown in prison, and they became inseparable. Donavan is released from prison before Jodi's trial and becomes her mouthpiece, posting on social media and defending Jodi. When the details of the case and Jodi's story no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rama Rau
CAST:  Celina Sinden  •  Tricia Black  •  Lynn Rafferty  •  Elias Edraki

Jodi Arias befriends Donavan Bering and Tracy Brown in prison, and they became inseparable. Donavan is released from prison before Jodi's trial and becomes her mouthpiece, posting on social media and defending Jodi. When the details of the case and Jodi's story no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rama Rau
CAST:  Celina Sinden  •  Tricia Black  •  Lynn Rafferty  •  Elias Edraki

Coven (2023)

Exploring their identities as witches in today's world, three millennial women set out to discover if their ancestors' rituals and sacred places can help them channel their gifts and reclaim their power.  (more)

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Exploring their identities as witches in today's world, three millennial women set out to discover if their ancestors' rituals and sacred places can help them channel their gifts and reclaim their power.  (more)

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