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Film Title: turBAN |
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| Film Title: turBAN |
| Directed by: Sartaj Singh Dhami, Dashmesh Pictures |
| Year Released: 2009 |
| Running Time: 10 minutes |
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| Cluster 3: FOCUS ON SHORT FILMS |
Screening Times:
Saturday, November 14th, 2009
• 4:45 PM (Seating)
• 5:00 PM (Event Starts) |
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| Description: In 2004, France passed a law banning all conspicuous religious symbols worn by students in public schools. Irremovable articles of faith, such as the Sikh turban, were included in the ban. Sikh students were given the choice of giving up their faith, or give up on their education. Many were forced to drop out, in the name of 'secularism.' Ironically, even though liberating turbaned Sikh soldiers were welcomed as heroes by a grateful France in both the World Wars, the Sikh turban is now banned in France. This film, in the form of a music video, artistically challenges the current regulations invoked in the French public school system. |
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