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Sikh teen's documentary to screen at Hollywood 

A documentary film by the teenaged Sikh filmmaker, Angad Singh, will screen as one of the top family oriented films from around the world, selected for the International Family Film Festival (IFFF). IFFF in its 14th year unites filmmakers and audiences from around the globe through its fundamental respect for humanity and the values of life as told through films. This year's theme is Great Stories Bring Families Together. It is an honor and a great exposure for the Sikh community to be a part of this festival.

United Sikhs is one of the foundation supporters for this project under its Faith Awareness initiative.

Roots and Wings is a 36 minutes long documentary film on struggles and spirit of the Young Sikhs in America. The film questions the notion of forced assimilation into a melting pot, that is the U.S.A and explores the idea, whether one has to cut off their roots in order to soar high on their wings. In this film, 14 year old Angad Singh, interviews the participants of a summer Sikh youth retreat to understand how they deal with challenges on account of their unique identity that is widely misunderstood in the U.S.A.

The screening will take place at the Chaplin Theatre located in the Raleigh Studios in the heart of Hollywood on Feb 28th 2009 at 12:00 PM.

Angad will be present for the Director's Q&A and available to speak to the audience later.

25 February 2009
 

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