Sunday Matinee-Session 1-Theater 1
- The Frida Cinema
- Sunday, November 22, 2026
- 1:00pm-2:30pm
Films in this session
The Mother, the Sons, and the Holy River
In this hybrid documentary, the ghost of Vidyawati Devi haunts the banks of the river Sutlej in Punjab, the same river where her ashes were immersed in 1975, and where her son, the young revolutionary Bhagat Singh, was secretly disposed of after his execution by the British Raj. The Mother, The Sons, and The Holy River is a journey to the heart of the Sutlej and its banks, merging reality with fiction, past, folktale, history, and memory into an unfolding narrative.
The Many Facets of Sikh
Though their numbers are relatively small in the United States, Sikhs are a vibrant, resilient community who have made significant contributions to American life. This documentary uses footage from one of Sikhism's principal festivals to explain the faith's major tenets and the historical events that, over the past century, brought Sikhs from India to the United States, offering a well-rounded picture of who Sikhs are and why they call America home.
Sorry It's a Girl (Mature Audience)
Gurneet is pregnant and hoping for a boy so she can fulfill her duty as a wife and continue the family name. Already the mother of two daughters, she learns she's having another girl, and is immediately pressured by her mother-in-law to get rid of it. Gurneet struggles with her decision as she's reminded by her husband, her culture, and society of the importance of having a boy.
Zona Cesarini (Mature Audience)
Mina, a 40-year-old deaf woman, lives a quiet, meticulous life with her young son, until she spots her 25-year-old neighbor preparing to take his own life. Unable to hear or speak, she races against time with nothing but a plan and a container of food, hoping to delay his decision long enough to get help. Told with urgency and poetic restraint, Zona Cesarini unfolds in real time, its title borrowed from a football term for the decisive moments when hope seems lost, but change is still possible.
Relay: The Stolen Tales (Mature Audience)
A gripping psychological drama that follows a British family's struggle to manage the repercussions of a traumatic past, when one morning the monstrous memories come swarming back.
GAAVANI
For centuries, the female voice has often remained in the background of Gurbani Kirtan, but GAAVANI: Her Journey Home follows 31 women on a landmark tour from California to Punjab's historic Gurdwaras, where they share Kirtan in its original classical forms for the first time in Sikh history. Through breathtaking visuals and soul-stirring soundscapes, the film reveals these women as vital carriers of wisdom, faith, and strength, bringing 556 years of heritage into vivid contemporary focus.
Event Details
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