Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's new documentary "Let's Talk About It", which focuses on domestic violence among immigrants, was premiered on Rogers Omni Television in Canada.

The hour-long documentary - shown on Oct 22 - is on children who are the innocent and forgotten victims of domestic violence and breaks the silence and secrecy of family abuse for the first time.

"Children are our greatest teachers and I hope this film helps to fuel meaningful action and commitment to stop the cycle of family abuse and give voice to every child and parent living in the unspoken despair of an abusive home," Mehta said.

Fusing the structured first-person story-telling techniques of the documentary with the revealing and spontaneous tell-it-like-it-is conversations between parent and child, Mehta has created a landscape with the tales of three immigrant women -- from El Salvador, India, and Nigeria -- who share their stories of domestic violence and the resulting negative impact and influence on their children.

Nigerian-born Nneka's children witnessed their father's daily beatings. The final attack was so brutal he tried to kill the 42-year-old lawyer by suffocating her with a pillow after pinning her face down on the sofa.

Indian immigrant Amandeep, who had an arranged marriage - an accepted practice in her native India -, found courage to seek help after her husband's rage became physical and a source of escalating anger in her son.

Xiomara, from El Salvador, married and pregnant at 16, turned into a frightened teenager who would hide from her violent husband in a game of cat and mouse that ended after a series of punches and kicks caused the miscarriage of her first child.

Mehta's journey into the dark corners of familial abuse among immigrants is crafted to be the catalyst for open dialogue and discussion among all ethnic and cultural communities.

Produced by Canada's Filmblanc in association with Omni TV, the documentary was launched to the Spanish language audience in mid-September.

"Let's Talk About It", produced in English, Punjabi, and Spanish, will be available shortly to educational institutions and public wellness agencies once it is premiered in all the three languages, Omni TV has announced.

The documentary is a call to action, putting a voice and a face to the global epidemic that is breeding a new generation of abusers.