This video was created just in time for the younger generation to tell them the importance of Dastaar (Turban)

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The film is a spoof on the classic anti-drug commercials. It is a short public service announcement letting the public know what sorts of results to expect when interacting with the Guru. Viewer be notified; Getting "on" the Guru could rewrite your destiny.

Reaching For Home is an experimental short that explores a fictional tragedy from the 1984 Sikh Genocide. The film follows the unconscious thought of a deceased Sikh man as he recalls the moment’s before his demise. Fusing stock footage with shot footage, the film is tied together with the brilliant music of Australian composer Balvinder Singh.

This video is about a Frenchman Michael Rudel who adopted Sikhism and became Darshan Singh. He renounced his French nationality as a protest against French government which don’t allow Sikhs to wear turban in France. Now, he is a farmer ,doing organic farming near Anandpur Sahib (Punjab). From this video we want to show that how great is Sikhi that a person from west adopted it ,but unfortunately our own generation is giving away their Sikh identity.

Honorable Mention for SikhNet "Most Unique Documentary Topic" award

Marrying a Turban is a short photostory depicting the current mindset of a section of Sikh females who have developed an affinity towards “clean shaven Sikh men”. The idea behind this story has evolved from online discussions on various forums and it should not be stereotyped to the entire section of Sikh Females.

Honorable Mention for SikhNet "Hot Topic" award

This film explores the continued and essential desire of Sikhs for Justice

Remember, Sikhs have sacrificed their lives for freedom over many generations.
Remember, Sikhs defend the defenseless, this is a key ethic.

We need to remember the genocide that took place in June and November 1984. The Sikh genocide like the Jewish genocide has to be remembered year on year to ensure that to honour the lives of innocent victims and ensure that such a situation never happens again.

Hope is important for a better tomorrow.
Together we can work towards reconciliation, charities for those who continue to struggle and improving our understanding of each other.

2nd place competition winner in 2009
for age group 26 or older

If you want to masala it up with me and Lara then you’ve come to the right place. Here we serve a wide selection of laughs, utter lameness and the truth about being who you are.

2nd place competition winner in 2009
for age group 11-17

 "If a man is a gursikh he can make one home
gursikh, but if a woman is a gursikh, she can
make the generation gursikh……."

Its the story about self realization of a mother.

2nd place competition winner in 2009
for age group 18-25

“Through the Ashes” is a documentary within a documentary chronicling 15 days of journeying through the importance of asking the question “Why?” and discovering the impact of incorporating meaning into aspects of Sikhi such as gender equality, standing out, and in this movie in particular—the meaning and importance of maintaining the Sikh Identity. After 2,500 miles of searching for answers, gathering the ideas of Sikhs and Non-Sikhs alike, and feeling the overwhelming kindness and hospitality of Sikhs in DC, a friend in Philadelphia, and busy filmmakers in NYC, I realized that yes, we must look for the answer, however we should not be discouraged if it seems we are not finding answers, because there is much to be learned by the journey itself.

1st place competition winner in 2009
for age group 18-25

"Meri kahani" is a story of a sikh young guy that how he grows up..(Inder). it really was a nice expereince making my own documentary film. It took about 2-3 days as scanning of pics.. selection of songs and synchronization was requied.. but overall i enjoyed it…

This is my first attempt at film making and it is a small simple story that tells so much about how we act as if God is not present in our lives and everywhere.

In the leap year, of 2008, young Sikhs leaped, yet many failed to even take few steps.  
A brief introduction to the background:
In 2008, young Sikhs, together, once again attended the Gurmat Camp in July, where each young participant was enlisted into a Jatha, respectively, for various activities and regulation purposes. The well-organized Gurmat camp, with Veerjis from the SNSM (Malaysia) and youths from Bangkok as well, ensured that one had come to connect, learn, enjoy, and importantly grow to be a good Sikh citizen. Although the camp had a very convenient timeline, there was yet another event that stood a convincing obstacle in the path of this fruitful experience, which was the concert of the famous R&B artist, Akon. It was this fallacious event that created reluctance amongst people that the Gurmat Camp was more imperative. Since many young people chose to attend Akon’s concert over the samelan, our Jatha came up with the brainchild of making a video related to the current situation that needed more attention that one thought.  
 
I, Chaetan Saheb, as the Jatha leader and director, on behalf of Nidhaan Jatha, hope that you will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed while we enacting it and cherishing it till date.

Directed by:	Devinder Singh & Group (Age: 25)
Location:	Melbourne, Victoria – Australia
Length:	10 min, 51 seconds

I love summer solstices and have attended two for the last 3 years. i made this movie to show someone who never have been at summer solstice what it’s about.

3rd place competition winner in 2009
for age group 26 or older

Manisha – Daughter of Destiny” is a poetic documentary that tells us about a poor living girl living in the remotest hills of Himalyas who is suffering from a disease known as "CleftLip." From nowhere a ray of hope emerges in the form of Free Medical Camp from a place known as "Baru Sahib".
 
Shooting this documentary was a great relax to the mind. In this selfish world there are people who work for the benefit of others without having any selfish material.   

THE BIGGEST HOLA MOHALA EVENT OUTSIDE OF PUNJAB!
Held in the UK by the Sikh School of Martial Arts: Shin-Kin:
-over 200 fighters – men, women and children nationwide
-7 different competitions! – semi contact, full contact, one touch wrestling, freestyle wrestling, kicks only, weaponry & archery
-100 categories – from girls under 6 to ladies over 30, boys under 5 to men over 30
-10th Tournament for Hola Mohala running since 1983

A brief look at the current situation with Sikhs not being allowed to serve in the military and a strong counter argument.
I interviewed the two Sikhs who were denied their right to serve as well as The Sikh Coalition. The Sikh Coalition is the law firm currently raising awareness about the issue and fighting for them.

Based on the real life experience of an international student coming to study in the UK, this video depicts some of the pleasant and some not so pleasant experiences that he has on visiting the local Gurudwara. While he is more than overwhelmed to meet the Western Sikhs and is highly impressed with the devotion that they have towards the religion but he does find out some unpleasant practices on his regular visits to the Gurudwara.
The intention of this video is purely to bring out such issues to the wider Sikh community about some of the practices related to the serving of Langar at some of the Gurudwaras. This is in no way a criticism of the management committee or the local people attending the services at the Gurudwara. Having said that we still feel there is still a huge opportunity for Sikhs to actually use the beautiful institution of Langar to actually spread the message of Selfless Service and Vand Chakna with the wider non-Sikh world around.
We might have said something unreasonable or critical in our video, for which we beg your pardon. Please ignore our mistakes as ignorant youth who have started taking interest in Sikhi and have yet to learn a lot. Hope this effort of ours serves it purpose of actually putting this idea across to the revered Sadh Sangat and makes Sikhs’ think about it.

Directed by:	Baldip Singh & GauravGeet Singh (Age: 25)
Location:	Bradford, West Yorkshire – UK
Length:	19 min, 18 seconds

“Lifeline” is a documentary that creates awareness about the people not living in a very good condition, in the remotest areas of himachal. The documentary inform everybody right form the beneficiaries to the benefiters that there is a place called ‘Baru Sahib’ in the himachal which is developing in order to serve people especially villagers living in the remote areas who are not well and are infected with many diseases from which they need to be cured. At this place huge medical camp is organized by the Kalgidhar Society free of cost, in order to serve the society for their benefit as well as to make the place healthy.
 
Shooting this documentary was a great relax to the mind. In this selfish world there are people who work for the benefit of others without having any selfish material. There are the doctors who spend some time with the patients just not to give treatment of the disease but also to raise their inner satisfaction.

I hope that this film motivates people to imbibe and inculcate Sikh Values in themselves and the generations to come. This is my first attempt at making a video and I must have made a lot of mistakes. Please do let me know the faults and I sincerely apologise for them. "If I stop learning, I cease to be a Sikh"