This animated story is related to a village, which within has a special youth named noor singh, who after completing his school studies leaves the village for professional studies to go to Guru nanak dev university.

It was definite that he was intelligent in his studies, but along side this, he also kept a great knowledge of sikhi.

When noor Singh returns to his village from his university break, he sees that his childhood friends had been stuck in the trap of drugs by bad influences and were venerable to them.

Lets see for our self’s how Noor Singh motivates his friends to enter the Sikh way of life.

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This film is highly dedicated to the youth that have lost their way around life.

All the team put in allot of effort and time into this!!

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2nd place competition winner in 2011 
for Junior age group (11-17)

This video is a visual representation of the journey we all take as Sikhs on the path to Waheguru. It is broken up into 3 parts, each coinciding with a quote chosen from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib. 

The first piece, entitled "Wake" is meant to show that although our physical bodies might be awake, our minds are often focused on Maya, sleeping. 

The second piece, entitled "Walk" shows an abstract representation of the journey each Sikh must take on the path to reach Waheguru. This journey does not happen overnight. 

The final piece, entitled "Win", is what we all strive for. Although as film-makers and Sikhs, we have not reached this level in our journey, we tried to imagine what it would be like. We decided to combine regular activities (living the life of a householder) with Sikhi related activities such as doing paat and keertan. At this state, a Sikh has reached anand. 

We hope you enjoy our film!

This is their second year submitting to the SikhNet Film Festival. In 2010 they won 1st place in the junior division for their film "iz yu ignant bout Sikhi?"

1st place competition winner in 2011 

for Junior age group (11-17)

Sikh-American teenager Angad takes the message of friendship and building bridges to an international level. He and his American classmates host 32 French teens for two weeks as part of an exchange program. They get to know French lifestyle and culture on an individual level, breaking the common stereotypes that they had of the French, while showing their guests the true face of America. While exploring two other connections Angad has to France, and building his third one, he realizes something that devastates him. At the end of the program the students are almost culturally (Ex) Changed, Almost.

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I was searching for topics for my next documentary… only two weeks before the exchange program. The pre-production and production were really thrown together almost at the last moment, since I had two weeks -weekends really- to plan and acquire the equipment and 2 weeks to film while hosting, and attending the freshman year of my high school. 

Not only was it bad enough going into the project so haphazardly, I honestly had no idea what the film would turn out to be, I had never met the French interviewees, I had to pick a few at random to interview (because we didn’t have time to think it out), and I didn’t even understand the French students at the time. But most of all, I worried about making this film more than the exchange itself.

I think I might not have picked the most efficient way to deal with some of my problems, but it turned out that my biggest worry was the easiest to deal with. I thought that this film would only turn out to be about a high school exchange program, but as I progressed in the Post Production phase, I realized that there was much more to it. There was my personal story and connection with Martin, and the issue of me not being able to go to school in France. It broke my heart to know that the country, language and culture I love so much ( I have been studying French since grade 7th), does not accept me as I am. Kids like me are not allowed our basic right to education in France. 

Then, there was the story of the 32 hosts and the connections they made, and the story of two countries forging yet another bond to each other. 

So, it all came out beautifully and this film became a personal journey teaching me about my connection with Martin, and France, and how I was almost French… Almost. 

I hope I am able to take you and your audience to my school and my journey via (Ex) Changed. 

Sincerely,

- Angad Singh

Related Links

• (Ex) Changed on Facebook
• One Light Films Website
  
• News article about the film & more details about this film project

3rd place competition winner in 2011 
for Junior age group (11-17)

This movie is about a little girl who was adopted several times and moved from home to home. Because of this she was never good at making friends and she struggled with her social skills. She was bullied on a regular basis which lowered her self confidence. Her life changed completely when she met a Sikh girl named Gurbani Kaur, who by following Guru’s teachings learned that you should always help others regardless of their color, caste and religion.

 The do’s and don’t's of how to behave at the Gurdwara.

 Hi, I am Karishma Kaur, 11 years and I do seva with GGSSC Canada for their Gurmat Crash Courses. This video is the work of not just me but the whole team of GGSSC Canada.This is a small skit we performed live in front of 500 plus sikh sangat at GURMAT CRASH COURSE. It was to showcase the attrocities of Mir Mannu and the Courage of Sikh Women. I hope my young teenmates will learn something from this video. Please excuse us for our Canadian Accents as we did this skit in Punjabi on purpose..

The popular television show Masterchef has created quite a stir all around the world and even down here in Australia! So I thought to myself, I wonder if we can apply a cooking show to Sikhi. What are the ingredients that make us a Sikh. I’m sure that would give the judges a run for their rotis!

People say that the kitchen is the heart of the home, and Sikhism is the heart of a person. So does that mean Sikhi can be found in the kitchen? Well, let’s find out!
This film is dedicated to the hearts of the homes of the Sikhs of the world.

This is a short film made by me and my friends. Our intent is to spread knowledge about the Sikh faith throughout the globe so that people can come to learn to respect each others beliefs.

Lottery is all about gambling.

This is about the perception that in the modern times the world has changed, but though the situations may differ the basic human trait has however remained the same.It is only an individual who comes to the Guru who can get reformed

" Iz yu ignant bout Sikhi" is an attempt to spread Sikh awareness. Each Sikh has to educate 300 people for our world to know who we are. By educating others, we hope to create an environment that accepts our religion and culture. We went to many locations in the metro-Detroit area (our home town) to interview people at the Zoo, Taco Bell, Museums and many more. Along the way we came to learn a lot both about ourselves as well as have a few laughs. We hope you guys enjoy!

1st place competition winner in 2010
for Junior age group (11-17)

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"The Golden Armor" is the story of 10 year old Rajbir Singh, who would rather have a PS2 controller in his hand than a Gutka. Through a slightly mischievous scheme concocted by his well meaning elder brother Gurbir Singh and his friends, the gullible Rajbir finds his way (back) to the path of Gursikhi..This short film will have you in hysterics throughout, and cheering for the feisty and lovable Rajbir by the end.

2nd place competition winner in 2010 for Junior age group (11-17)

Fight always goes on in ourselves. May Guru ji help us make the true side victorious.

In todays era, many Sikh youths are confused because of their ignorance of the true values of Sikhism; thus, they are inclined to get detached from Sikhi. This film is an effort to address the common concerns of confused Sikh youths and restore their confidence so that they may be proud to be Sikhs!

3rd place competition winner in 2010
for Junior age group (11-17)

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

In the distant future, the world’s top secret agent is asked to go on a most peculiar mission: Find information on Sikhi and help save his world with that knowledge.  What James Singh did not expect was a vastly unique and different past.  Will he be able to save his time and world with the help of his trusted allies (Dr. No and ChaCha8), or will he be forever trapped in time?

We were successfully able to complete this seva with the blessings of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj Nirankar Sache Patshah Ji. This film is about the contamination of various apparent vegetarian food items, particularly sugar. The film also looks at the consequences for faith-based vegetarians from a spiritual perspective. 

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the, 1984 Sikh Genocide, we are presenting this movie in the memory of  the sons and daughters of the Sikh Nation who lost their lives in a ruthless massacre that has disturbed the psyche of  every Sikh connected with his or her religious roots.

By presenting the movie “Kivein Bhullaan”, by presenting the movie “Kivein Bhullaan”, we, your children, have made a humble attempt to connect ourselves with the silent and painful struggle of Sikh nation towards justice.

The movie “Kivein Bhullaan” express the pain inflicted on the Sikh nation by the 1984 holocaust. Although the characters shown in this video are not real, they truly represent what the Sikh nation experienced during the genocide. This story is about a Sikh woman named Gian Kaur who experienced both the June attack on the Golden Temple and the anti-Sikh pogroms of November 1984. She lost all of her family except her daughter in law Gurleen when Indira Gandhi ordered the Indian army to attack Akal Takhat and Darbar Sahib. Six months later, in November of 1984, she also lost Gurleen. We are going to present the condition of Gian Kaur’s life after the events of June and November 1984. How she has been affected by the murder of her father, son and grandson in the Harmandar Sahib complex and by the gang-rape and scorching of her daughter-in-law during the November anti-Sikh pogroms, both of which she witnessed with her very eyes.

Although we cannot see any hope, and this night of atrocities and suffering does not seem to end,  the our rich heritage built by Guru Sahibs and Sikh ancestors give us the message of Charhdikala and Sarbat Da Bhala (High Spirit and Goodwill of All).

1st place competition winner in 2009
for age group 11-17

This video is about about the Gurus and Sikhs Interpretation of Sikhism.

This is the movie about a kid knowing about 1984 Sikh genocide in New delhi and gets very disturbed about the fact that in 25 years noting has been changed, no justice for Sikhs.