Browsing Tag: Festival

SikhLens eyes Punjabi arts, films at festival

The three-day cinematic showcase featured emerging artists and musicians, a gamut of films touching on the Sikh experience and a series of panels highlighting emerging and established talents.
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SikhLens announces the special “FOCUS ON YOUTH” SEGMENT" of the SIKH ARTS AND FILM FESTIVAL

The Focus on Youth segment will take place on Saturday, November 19, 2011 from 10am to 12:30pm. The special segment will feature a live play, an on-stage sing-along, short films, book readings, and art, focused on inciting interest and inspiring the youth, while teaching about Sikh history and values.
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Mini Oscars for the Singhs ~ Nov 18-20

There's no religious ideology or agenda that we have at Sikhlens; we only have creative concerns,’’ says California-based technocrat, Bicky Singh, who is the founder of Sikhlens, an organisation that seeks to provide a platform to share Sikh heritage, culture and talent from across the world.
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Guru Singh as emcee at Sikhlens film festival

SikhLens has announced that the enigmatic Hollywood actor Guru Singh will be emceeing the Opening Night festivities of the 2011 Sikh Arts and Film Festival to be held from November 18 – 20 at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.
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The SikhNet Film Festival – Reviews & Thoughts ~ (Part 2 – Intermediate)

Last week I posted the first part (junior group) of this series of small video reviews from the SikhNet Youth Online Film Festival. Today I would like to share a few videos in the Intermediate Group which is of youth aged 18-25. This category is always the most competitive....
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The 2011 SikhNet Film Festival – Reviews & Thoughts

By giving the Sikh youth a "stage" and some prizes as encouragement, we have seen so many personal and creative stories. If we want to educate our own community and the world about what Sikhi is about, then we have to have the skills, tools and actually do it. No one is going to do it for us.
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Sikh Film Festival in Yuba City by Sikhlens and PAHS ~ May 29, 2011

The Sikh Film Festival at 17th Punjabi American Festival will be held on May 29th, 2011 at Yuba Sutter Fairgrounds
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10,000 people to hit Coventry's streets for Sikh festival

UP TO 10,000 people from the Sikh community are expected to take to the streets of Coventry for the Vaisakhi parade later this month. The festival will tell the story of the founding of the Sikh faith and involve a number of floats.
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SikhLens 2010 Sikh Art & Film Festival Grand Opening Celebration 19th Nov

The Opening Night Celebration is a night full of beautiful Sikh art, culture, and heritage, which sets the stage for the entire weekend...
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Sikh film festival showcases Diversity, Pride and Unity

A middle-aged woman stood up after a screening, her voice heavy with emotion. The films had made her weep, she said. She'd been in America for many years and raised two sons. One had opted to wear a turban; the other had cut his hair short. The mother accepted both. "I'm begging people, other religious leaders, to respect that," she said.
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