❗📢❗📢❗Laal is excited to announce the screening of our documentary “Joyeeta” at 📍 APICHA Jackson Heights 📆 Friday, Feb 6th! ⏰ 6:00 pm This is a free screening open to everyone, highlighting stories of struggle, success, and resilience among immigrant Bengali women in NYC. The film explores how community and culturally rooted mental health support can uplift and heal. Inspired by Laal’s 2020 Mental Health Initiative, Joyeeta follows Bangladeshi immigrant women in the Bronx during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the stories of Samsun Chowdury, Rumana Sayeed, and Nasima Alam, it examines immigration, language barriers, isolation, gender roles, and poverty, emphasizing self-agency and the need for culturally responsive mental health care. There will be 🍢 Food and snacks ☕ Cha (obviously) 🎵 Performances by @niha.voice 🛍️ Laal bags, ✨handmade✨ by the Laal ladies 💬 Q&A with the cast ‼️Don’t miss any of it! Visit the link in bio to RSVP!! Thank you so much @apichachc for hosting us. We are grateful for our sponsors for helping us make this happen ❤️ ✨Our Lovely Sponsors ✨ @asiyahwomenscenter @bengalimentalhealthmvmnt @chhayacdc @cybercollectiveorg @drumnyc @sakhinyc @bangaldeshiladiesclub . 🎨👩🏻‍🎨: @thesouthasianfeminist_ . . #bengaliwomen #nonprofit #documentary #community #donate