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Punjabi Film, Filmmakers Garner Top Awards at Intrernational Film Fest NEWS REPORTS

The award citation praised the film based on a novel by Gurdial Singh for having “its visual style and a poetic journey indicating a new and intriguing voice to emerge from the cinematic landscape of India.”

Gursharan Singh: His Punjabi Theatre Changed Minds by SARIKA SHARMA

“It is a long battle, the battle of changing mindsets,” Gursharan Singh, who has died aged 82, once said of his theatre movement. It exhausted some, some drifted away, and some are still fighting on.

Afternoon Tea: Playing at The Toronto International Film Festival From Stories by PARIMAL M. ROHIT & LINK

The short film, which runs about 13 minutes, raises the point of how we are incorrect in our assumptions or judgments of those surrounding us, more often than we realize or are willing to admit.

India's Right-Wing Mobs Habitually Prevent Film Screenings by NAMRATA JOSHI

“Copy, sell, barter, rent. The more these extra-legal censors try to bury the film, the more widely it should be seen. The more they suppress it, the more it should be out there ...”

Breakaway
Sikh Hockey Movie At The Toronto International Film Fest by MELISSA LEONG

What could be more Canadian than a hockey drama set in a Sikh-Canadian community? "Breakaway" stars comedian Russell Peters and actor Rob Lowe.

All Indian Justice Committee A One-Act Play by GRACE KAUR

All Sikh characters face a jury of politicians to demand justice for the 1984 Sikh genocide. What they get instead will make you laugh and cry at the same time!

Gurvinder Singh's Film in Venice Film Biennale NEWS REPORTS

Being presented in the Orizzonti Division, what distinguishes his Punjabi 112-min debut film is “the power of the framed image and the subversion of film editing”.

Hardeep Singh Kohli:
The Nearly Naked Chef by IAN DOUGLAS

Two hours filled with anecdotes, jokes and cooking tips. At the end, a few lucky theatregoers are treated to a helping of daal.

35 Akhar: A Fun Way to Learn Gurmukhi & Punjabi A DVD Review by SUKHMANDIR KAUR KHALSA

My granddaughter's enthusiasm is catching. And not just because she sat beside me the next morning holding my nitnem gutka saying, "Read it!"

A New Film by Angad Singh:
(Ex) Changed by SHELBY STEINHAUER

The message is both universal and personal - it highlights the experience of 32 students coming to America and what they learned by living with American families, including Angad's.