Browsing Tag: Documentary

Sonia Deol embarks on a journey to unravel the events of 1984, an iconic year for Sikhs.

This short documentary film by Raina Ambika is entitled Harleen. In her own voice, 22-year-old Harleen Kaur exposes her personal experiences of growing up in Wisconson and her relationship with her religion, nationality, and identity.

Brajesh Samarth, a lecturer of Hindi at Stanford, has recently taken on the challenge of creating a documentary about the Sikh diaspora and the 1984 anti-Sikh massacre. The Daily got a chance to speak with Samarth about the history behind the documentary and the challenging journey so far.

It turns out that farmed animals consume a much greater supply of the available water than humans do. In addition the digestive gasses the animals produce are a much bigger part of pollution on our planet than gasoline.

(APAICS) and the U.S. Capitol Historical Society are hosting a special screening of the documentary: Dalip Singh Saund: His Life, His Legacy on May 8, 2014 at the Motion Picture Association of America in Washington, D.C.

[VIDEO] This is a documentary about the Sikh festival called Vaisakhi produced and directed by John Deol and first broadcast on BBC1 on Sunday 10th April. Very good for explaining to people what Vaisakhi is about.

When the world’s largest media company, Comcast-NBCUniversal, approached SALDEF about producing and distributing a public service announcement for Sikh Americans—basically an ad for our community—we grew increasingly excited about the possibilities.

I told my friend Chris, about my previous visits to Punjab. We discussed the sustainability issues plaguing the region and to my surprise, Chris was quite well versed and intrigued by Punjab’s predicament.

Sikhs have a unique and fascinating story of interaction with the British, something that as a third generation British Sikh I am very proud of and want to ensure people from all backgrounds appreciate too.

Anup Singh’s QISSA, a co-production between India/ Germany/ The Netherlands/ France, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival ("TIFF").

In this chat show at Sangat Televsion's London Studio the film-makers talk about their experiences while filming in Europe.

Throughout many Afghan Sikhs living all over the world there is always one question in their head, and that is “How are Sikhs still living in Afghanistan coping with the ever changing system of Afghanistan?”

Watch SIKLIGAR, a new documentary uncovering the history and current living conditions of the original weapons makers of the Khalsa Army.

Sometimes you can recognize them on the streets, usually because of their black or wine-red turbans and opulent beards. Others look no different from the rest of the pedestrians, aside from the fact that they may be homeless.

The urban poor in Mumbai play critical roles in providing services and subsidizing the cost of living. However, they have been the first ones to be sacrificed at the altar of development in this era of globalization.

Storytelling plus advocacy equals social change. According to Valarie Kaur, this is an equation that will reshape the world.

A 9-Part BBC Series on the Partition of INDIA ~ ‘The Day India Burned’ August 1947

A new film is in the works and you can lend a hand. "Yogi Bhajan: The Teacher of Now into Eternity” is a unique new documentary about the life of Yogi Bhajan (Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogi Ji) how he touched many hearts and souls, and will continue to reach and teach for centuries to come.

MARTYRS is the first international film on Sikh history. Screenings are happening now at various Gurdwaras in New York City and it has been very well received by audiences.

This documentary traces the history of the turban in the Sikh religion, from its roots in Moghul India, through the battlefields of Europe, to the fight for British Sikhs to wear it without fear.

"It takes courage to do what he is doing."

‘Revealed – The Golden Temple’ is a never-before-seen tableau of Sikhism’s sacred sanctum set up through first hand accounts of its primary custodians. It is a tapestry of personal quests interwoven with ‘revealed’ moments never captured before on film:

I was so grateful and happy to see the images of seva occurring inside the Darbar Sahib – it’s quite inspiring. However, I find it unfortunate that the images are all of men. As far as I understand, women are currently not allowed to do ishnaan (early morning) seva in that space – some say the reason is because it is not Maryada,...

The film tells the stories of abandoned and trafficked girls, of women who suffer extreme dowry-related violence, of brave mothers fighting to save their daughters’ lives, and of other mothers who would kill for a son. Global experts and grassroots activists put the stories in context and advocate different paths towards change, while collectively lamenting the lack of any truly effective action against this injustice.

I thought of releasing it in three languages together because such subjects cannot be touched upon again and again. They cannot be recreated.

And it’s heartbreaking to watch juxtaposed sequences of Dastarbandi (turban tying ceremony) of a young boy and a young Sikh man getting a haircut, both for the first time in their lives.

"Martyrs" is the second documentary created by Jagmeet Singh Samundri, after his awarding winning documentary called ‘Rise of The Khalsa’. Martyrs, the movie, is going to open doors to a new way of Cinema in India.

Angad Singh has done it again! The teenager recently debuted another tool for learning and change: a documentary film, called "(Ex) Changed." His third short film again demands an empathetic understanding of people of different cultures or faith.

Sikhs and Hindus are featured prominently in the nationwide PBS public television documentary “The Asian & Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America” which will be shown on over 300 public television stations nationwide in the USA.

This is the first film of its kind. It is a 43-minute long documentary on the Rise of Khalsa. The purpose of this documentary is to inform and educate a wider range of audience using high quality film making techniques. This kind of media, these days, is the best to reach the general public.