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

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

3rd place competition winner in 2009
for age group 11-17

Sometimes, we need to stop and think about the choices we make everyday.

The U.S.A is proudly known to be the Melting Pot of the World. But a teen Sikh American is not comfortable with the idea of assimilation at the cost of diversity. He would  rather see his country to be a salad bowl where uniqueness is a good thing as long as it’s accompanied by co-existence.  

Angad’s second documentary  ‘Roots and Wings’ poses  the question if one has to cut off their roots in order to spread their wings and soar high. He highlights the challenges the Sikh Youth face every day being both American and Sikhs, the spirit with which they overcome them and what they expect out of their fellow citizens.

The documentary speaks to anyone that faces challenges on account of being ‘different’ – whether visibly or ideologically. It persuades the audience to expand their horizons and think beyond stereotypes.

More About the Film: http://rootsandwings-themovie.blogspot.com

1st place competition winner in 2008
for age group 11-17

NOTE: This documentary was recently finished and re-sent to us to showcase on SikhNet. It was not complete when it was submitted in 2008 to the film festival, even though it won first prize in 2009. The video will not be in the 2009 competition.

3rd place competition winner in 2008 for age group 11-17

Today, language experts from all over the world are disturbed, as out of 6800 languages that existed in the world, only 600 languages would survive in future. This means, on an average, one language dies every 15 days. Whenever a language dies, the culture and religion attached to it also die. Experts are foreseeing that Punjabi language will get eliminated in the coming 50 years. The irony is that ,the grave of Punjabi language is being dug by her own beloved children.

Feeling the suffering of their mother tongue, we the students of Mata Jai Kaur Public School, have made this small film – ‘Teri Mardi Jawe Maa’. With the help of this small effort, we want to wake up all Punjabi fraternity from their slumber. Let us all contribute towards our beloved language and put some effort, so that we can feel proud about our culture and language. Let us teach the future generation to respect and love ‘Punjabi’ and ‘Punjabiyat’.

In this film, at least 50 students of classes V to XII have contributed towards acting as well as other technical aspects of the film.

2nd place competition winner in 2008
for age group 11-17

This incident took place during the Mogul rule in Baba Banda Singh Bahadur’s time period. The cast consists of young children from the ages of three to fourteen.

This video is dedicated to all Sikh Martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the Chardi Kala of Khalsa Panth. 

In this film a 13 year old from suburban Atlanta takes on a project to educate his neighbors about himself as a Sikh and to learn about them as well. The mission is to connect with them – drawing on similarities, and inspiring everyone to take a baby step in the direction of making this world a friendlier place by education, connection and inspiration.

Read Angad Singh’s blog where he talks about this video project in more detail:
http://onelightthefilm.blogspot.com

1st place competition winner in 2007
for age group 11-17

2nd place competition winner in 2007 for age group 11-17

This is the granary of india, the land of our great Gurus and one of the most developed and wealthiest states of Punjab. Now it has the blot of female foeticide and infanticide on its face and, ironically, the hiers of the great Gurus are responsible for it!

This short-film is an attempt to show what the reality is and how to deal with it….by the power of Gurbani.

Today even Sikhs believe in casts.. while we should not. As Gurbani says ‘Jaat ka Garb na kariyo koi’ which means that no one should be proud of his caste.
Concerning this matter, my friend Gagandeep Singh and I planned this project for Sikhism.
– Gagandeep and Harkamal Singh

Music is a universal language, and the Guru Jis were ahead of their time. They incorporated raags in Gurbani, the medium of spiritual communication.

Pictured Above: Some of the kids from Mata Jai Kaur Public School who were involved in making this video.

1st place competition winner in 2006
for age group 11-17

"This is a video with my personal feelings on Sikhi. It talks about how I went from the lows of depression to the heights of Bliss through GuruBani. It is a brief description of my interest in Sikhism and what i think a Sikh is."

Arpinder Kaur has been dreaming of flying an airplane since she was a young girl and after not only pursuing, but accomplishing this feat, I thought it would be a nice idea to create a short documentary on her inspirational life that breaks the ‘Career Field’ norm held to be true within the Sikh community. 

2nd place competition winner in 2006
for age group 11-17