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Sikh Coalition announces winners of Diversity Video Competition

November 16, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

This weekend, I will be attending the SikhLens Sikh Arts and Film Festival in southern California. I’m looking forward to enjoying to the showcase of Sikh artists over the next two days, re-connecting with friends, and making new connections as well. If you aren’t attending the film festival, you can still enjoy some short films made by Sikhs. The Sikh Coalition recently announced the winners of this year’s Diversity Video Competition entitled “My Crown, My Faith”. Satdeep Singh’s film Taaj […]

Categories: TV/Movies • Tags: A Day with a Crown, Abril Murillo, Coexist, Diversity Video Competition, James Magazzino, Satdeep Singh, Sikh Arts and Film Festival, Sikh Coalition, SikhLens Sikh Arts and Film Festival, Taaj

Sikh International Film Festival postpones opening gala due to “community concern”

October 28, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Over this weekend, the New York Sikh International Film Festival announced that they are postponing their opening Heritage Awards Gala, originally scheduled for November 2, 2012: Some concerns have surfaced, pertaining to our plans for the November 2, 2012 Gala. We are, therefore, postponing the Annual Heritage Gala. We will solicit the community’s concerns to address them productively. We invite you to attend the Sikh International Film Festival on November 3, 2012 at the Asia Society Museum – located at 725 Park […]

Categories: 1984, Events • Tags: Heritage Gala, Lord Indarjit Singh, New York, Sikh Arts and Film Festival, Sikh International Film Festival

Showcasing in LA, cont’d

November 28, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“I want people to know who I am and not just stereotypes,” said Harnek Singh. “This was my way of educating people. As I grow up, I hope my kids don’t have to go through the same problems that I went through.” He said he faced ridicule in elementary school and has often been chosen for random security checks at airports, apparently because of his turban. — 16-year-old Harnek Singh Neelam, on his motivation to make movies (with his twin sister, Rasna) […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: Harnek Singh Neelam, Rasna Kaur Neelam, Sikh Arts and Film Festival

Showcasing in LA

November 26, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Sikh Arts and Film Festival, hosted by SikhLens, took place on the weekend of November 19 in southern California: The Sikh Arts and Film Festival (SAFF) at the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts: Chapman University in Orange, California, U.S.A., reminded us how far the Sikh-American community has come in recent decades in its efforts to showcase Sikh arts, culture, and creativity in the U.S. and around the world. The films that were screened at the festival covered […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Chapman University, Los Angeles, Orange, Sikh Arts and Film Festival

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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Sikh Coalition announces winners of Diversity Video Competition

Sikh International Film Festival postpones opening gala due to “community concern”

Showcasing in LA, cont’d

Showcasing in LA