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To Look, And to Look Again; blossoming blueberry bushes

To Look, and to Look Again

World Premiere

A meditation on labour and land via a blueberry farm in Surrey, BC.

Director
Cast

Jaspreet Kaur

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2025

Language

In Punjabi with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+
6 min
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Credits & Director

Screenwriter

Monica Cheema

Cinematography

Yin Mei

Editor

Simmy Cheem

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Monica Cheema

Monica Cheema is a filmmaker, facilitator, and researcher working in Surrey and Vancouver. Her films blend fiction and non-fiction to explore memory, labour, family, and public space. She also leads workshops in Metro Vancouver schools, where she works with young people to explore how power, space, and politics shape our communities. Cheema lives and works on the lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Katzie, Semiahmoo, and Kwantlen Nations.

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