The Observer. Toronto, Canada.
Inspired by a trip to India, Shreya Patel has set out to make her career all about giving a voice to the voiceless, and she’s already started that work with her first documentary.
The former Miss Teen Sarnia-turned-Toronto-filmmaker recently premiered Girl Up, a 26-minute documentary she directed, produced and edited about human trafficking survivor Emily Forward.
Now an advocate for other survivors, Forward – who grew up in Toronto – was lured into prostitution by a high school boyfriend.
