Few。films。examine。the。societal。pressures。and。expectations。faced。by。young。women。of。colour。in。North。America.。The。piercing。and。often。anxious。divide。between。cultural。traditions。versus。independence。and。acceptance。among。white。peers。is。an。overwhelming。experience。that。only。those。who。have。lived。it。are。in。a。position。to。describe.。In。her。impressive。debut。feature,。Pakistani。Canadian。writer-director。Haya。Waseem。explores。the。family。dynamic。in。a。new。light.。The。result。is。personal,。intimate,。and。brought。to。life。by。an。exciting。new。voice。in。Canadian。cinema. Sheila。(Arooj。Azeem)。is。a。Pakistani。Canadian。teenager。living。in。the。suburbs.。Nearing。the。end。of。first-year。university。and。having。fallen。in。love。for。the。first。time,。with。her。classmate。Eden,。Sheila。desires。a。freedom。that。her。mother。and。father。(played。by。Azeem’s。real-life。parents)。are。unwilling。to。offer.。After。Sheila。loses。her。virginity。to。Eden,。he。abruptly。breaks。up。with。her,。and。her。sense。of。reality。begins。to。unravel,。further。alienating。her。from。her。friends,。family,。and。community.。Azeem。delivers。an。impressive。breakout。performance。as。a。woman。finding。autonomy。and。individuality。while。trying。to。simply。belong. Quickening。is。a。reminder。that。immigrants。and。their。children,。in。particular。people。of。colour,。who。are。adjusting。to。a。new。life,。new。goals,。and。new。expectations。can。also。struggle。with。their。mental。health.。We’re。not。just。happy。to。be。here.。With。exquisite。photography。from。Christopher。Lew,。Waseem。has。crafted。a。delicate。yet。triumphant。portrayal。of。a。young。woman,。through。all。obstacles,。caught。in。the。pursuit。of。happiness.