NEW DELHI: The two-day Sikh Heritage Film Festival in New York next month will feature three features and ten documentaries.
To be held on 18 and 19 September at the Asia Society & Museum
in New York, the Festival will have renowned filmmaker Mira Nair as the chief guest.
The festival is aimed at celebrating the rich heritage, traditions and culture of Sikhs and the immigrant experience through a diverse mix of features, shorts and documentaries.
The three features are – My Mother IndMia by Safina Uberoi, Flying Sikhs – A History of Sikh Fighter Pilots, and Nineteen Eighty-Four and the Via Dolorosa Project by The Sikh Twins.
The documentaries include A Warrior‘s Religion, Not Every Time…, Turbanology and Who Do You Think You Are by Meera Syal, Bhangra Generation by Raj Paul Dhillon, and Street Smarts by Vandana Sood.
Cash awards totalling $15,000 will be given away to winners in different genres by a distinguished panel of judges.
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