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2020

16th Annual (Virtual)

Sikhlens: Sikh Arts & Film Festival 2020

November 19–22, 2020 — the first all-virtual Sikhlens, streamed on YouTube.com/Sikhlens during the COVID era.

Shades of Indigo

Shades of Indigo

Dhaliwal family's agricultural journey in Washington state from 1976.

Venue

Venue & Parking

Venue

Online (YouTube.com/Sikhlens)

Santa Ana, CA

Parking

Online via YouTube.com/Sikhlens

Schedule

Festival Schedule

1 event

People

Speakers & Panelists

Keynotes

  • Santanu Das

    Santanu Das

    Professor

    Presented on WWI Sikh soldiers and their unheralded contributions.

Hosts / MCs

  • Pavneet Mac

    Pavneet Mac

    MC

    Master of Ceremonies — Thursday Opening.

  • SB

    Sumita Batra

    Ziba Beauty, founder

    Hosted Virtual Red Carpet Night (Friday).

  • Sundeep Morrison

    Sundeep Morrison

    Actor/writer

    Co-hosted Sunday Virtual Concert.

Performers

  • TS

    Tarlok Singh Chugh

    Comedian

    Stand-up comedy — Sunday Entertainment.

Panelists

  • JK

    Jessi Kaur

    Author, "Home of the Beloved"

    Book launch at Thursday Opening. Also: Sunday panel on Guru Tegh Bahadur.

  • Vishavjit Singh

    Vishavjit Singh

    Cartoonist

    "The Comic Art of Vishavjit Singh" annual Art Calendar unveiled.

  • JS

    Jasbir S. Kang

    Dr., Talks I

    Discussed Jaswant Singh Khalra — human rights activist.

  • NK

    Navkiran Kaur Khalra

    Khalra's daughter

    Reflections on her father, Jaswant Singh Khalra.

  • Christy Campbell

    Christy Campbell

    Journalist

    Presented "The Duleep Singh Conspiracy."

  • WA

    Waris Ahluwalia

    Actor

    Featured in Creative Sikhs I.

  • MK

    Manika Kaur

    Kirtan For Causes

    Uses Sikh musical traditions to fund education projects in rural Punjab.

  • RS

    Renee Singh

    Spiritual Life Coach

    Designs lives and lifestyles.

  • PM

    Paul Michael Taylor

    Smithsonian Museum

    Guided viewers through the Smithsonian's Sikh artifact collection.

Welcome & Remarks

  • DS

    Daniel Struppa

    President, Chapman University

    Welcome at Thursday virtual opening.

  • EN

    Essraa Nawar

    Chapman University

    Thursday Opening remarks.

  • KR

    Kevin Ross

    Chapman University

    Thursday Opening remarks.

  • GS

    Gail Stearns

    Fish Interfaith Center, Chapman

    Thursday Opening remarks.

  • SG

    Stephen Galloway

    Dean, Dodge College

    Welcome at Red Carpet.

Q&A / Filmmakers

  • Michael Singh

    Michael Singh

    Interviewed young creators at Creative Sikhs I.

  • SK

    Satinder Kaur

    Young creator, Creative Sikhs I.

  • HD

    Hansjeet Duggal

    Young creator, Creative Sikhs I.

  • HS

    Harjus Singh Sethi

    Young creator, Creative Sikhs I.

  • SS

    Sareena Sandhu

    "The Cheez That Binds Us"

    Student filmmaker — documentary on Italian Punjabi Sikhs.

Partners

Sponsors

Presenting

  • Fairmont Private Schools
  • Commercial Bank of California (CBOC)
  • Fletcher Jones Mercedes-Benz
  • Yogi Tea
  • Frida Cinema
  • Chapman University Center for Global Education
  • Chapman University Dodge College
  • Chapman University Fish Interfaith Center
  • Chapman University Leatherby Libraries
  • Chapman University School of Pharmacy

Gold

  • Aahs Signs
  • Akal Security
  • Cambridge Financial
  • Frontier Heritage
  • Halloween Club
  • International Multimedia Company Inc.
  • IRG: Marble Company
  • JR Foto
  • JR and Rashmi Shah
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Manohar's Delhi Palace
  • Singh Chevrolet

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