Debuting in Toronto in 2003, the Spinning Wheel Film Festival has since spread to other cities across North America such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and now Miami.
The medium of film is a powerful one and with this we hope to spotlight various scenes past and present representative of our heritage. This year’s theme “Sikh Identity: Celebrating Our Heritage” will be showcasing a series of 12 short films with various themes: entertaining, educating, heart wrenching, historical, thought provoking and inspirational films on Sikh Identity. Thereby providing a forum for the Sikh and non-Sikh community to preview Sikh films, meet filmmakers, and pave the way for discussion.
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Name |
Synopsis |
Director |
Time |
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Life and Rhythm |
Pardeep Singh’s first short film and self-portrait project. He finds himself constantly drumming to some rhythm that plays in his mind. From the moment he wakes in the morning, to eating breakfast, to leaving his house for school, the rhythm never ceases to play. |
Pardeep Singh |
7 min |
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American Made |
Trapped in the middle of the desert on their way to the Grand Canyon, a Sikh American family has only one hope: the remote highway and the occasional car that drives by. AMERICAN MADE confronts issues of tradition, faith, conformity and sacrifice after the family's youngest son accuses his turban-clad orthodox father of looking like a terrorist while stranded on a remote desert road. |
Sharat Raju |
25 min |
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Hyde and Sikh |
The story is based around a American man who fall is love with a Sikh girls, and will go to any means to marry her. This wonderful comedy will have you laughing off your chair! |
Surjit Chawla |
6 min |
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Acting Our Age |
"Acting Our Age": With the filmmaker's assistance, the residents of a home for elderly Sikh-Britons shoot their own video. They interview a wide range of subjects -- from people on the streets to Members of Parliament. This spirited video reveals generational attitudes, cross-cultural values and everyday problems faced by older, often neglected citizens. Ultimately, with passion and dignity, they prove that it's never too late to take matters into your own hands. |
Gurinder Chadda |
30 min |
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Singh is King |
A musical montage of Sikhs and the contributions they have made around the world, 'Singh is King!' |
Sikhpoint.com |
3 min |
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Priceless: |
This video is a take on the "Mastercard" commercial, shown through the eyes of a young Sikh in America
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Sat Bir Singh |
2 min |
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Sikhs in the City |
Single, 30-someSingh, city based struggling Sikh actor, unsuccessful but respectable with East/West split personality, enjoys reading Shakespeare, serving lager louts and drinking Ribena. No money, no property but lots of problems. Searches for inner peace, ambitions, auditions and a soul mate for me not my papa. Skinheads need not apply |
Sody Singh Kahlon |
92 min |
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Stringing Pearls in the Valley of Divine Peace- Baru Sahib |
This documentary traces the history of those extraordinary humans - Sant Attar Singh and Sant Teja Singh, who dreamt about a unique institution where modern contemporary education could be combined with Gurmat studies and be imparted to future generations of Sikhs and non-Sikhs. |
Reema Anand |
37 min |
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The Inspiration Series Volume 1: Bedtime Stories by Roop Singh |
Mythological stories with a gem of wisdom from Sikhi within them |
Sikh Youth Commission |
5 min |
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Divided We Fall |
In the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, a college student drives across the country with her video camera, capturing stories of hate crimes and violence in Sikh, Muslim, and Arab American communities. Stories of fear and unspeakable loss. But also resilience and hope. Four years later, she retraces her journey to find out how much has changed, and how much has stayed the same. Interweaving analysis from leading scholars, lawyers, and legislators, the film offers a unique look into the nature of fear, discrimination and violence that divides Americans in times of war. |
Valarie Kaur and Sharat Raju |
120 min |
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