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202521st Annual
Sikhlens: Sikh Arts & Film Festival
Sikhlens: Sikh Arts & Film Festival. November 21–23, 2025 at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana.
Crafting Legacy
Bal Choda's journey from Southall's childhood drawing passion to an award-winning engineer…
Presented by
- Fairmont Private Schools
Latest
What's New
Red Carpet Opening — Friday, Nov 21
Join us at 7 PM for the opening gala with premieres of Crafting Legacy, A Life Story, Mitti, and Maa Jaye starring Jimmy Shergill.
Tickets via The Frida Cinema
All sessions free. Tickets available at local gurdwaras or TheFridaCinema.org.
Get tickets →Creative Sikhs Panel — Saturday 4:30 PM
Filmmakers, writers, musicians and artists in conversation in Theater 1.
Venue
Venue & Parking
Parking
Parking lot at 300 E 5th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 (behind the theater, enter via N. Spurgeon St).
Food & Drink
Theater concessions available. Downtown Santa Ana restaurants within walking distance.
Films
Films Screening
Submit
Submit Your Film
Sikhlens accepts film submissions year-round. If your work tells a Sikh story — documentary, narrative, animation, or short — we'd love to see it.
Submit on FilmFreeway →Support
Support the Festival
Sikhlens is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every festival is free and open to the community — your support keeps it that way.
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Speakers & Panelists
Q&A / Filmmakers
- HS
Harbinder Singh
Perfectly Seasoned
Co-writer/producer of the mockumentary "Perfectly Seasoned."
- HS
Harleen Singh
Harmony of Healing
Director of "Harmony of Healing" documentary.
- PS
Pardeep Singh Matharu
Saka Sirhind
Animator behind the full-length feature "Saka Sirhind" (2025) on the 1704 martyrdom of the Sahibzade.
Partners
Sponsors
Presenting
- Fairmont Private Schools
Gold
- Akal Security
- Cambridge Financial
- Frontier Heritage
- Halloween Club
- International Multimedia Company Inc.
- JR Foto
- JR and Rashmi Shah
- Singh Chevrolet
