Film/Stage

These are the most recent articles featured in the Film/Stage section. For more information about having your event or gallery featured here, please contact us.

Hardeep Singh Kohli:
The Nearly Naked Chef by IAN DOUGLAS

Two hours filled with anecdotes, jokes and cooking tips. At the end, a few lucky theatregoers are treated to a helping of daal.

35 Akhar: A Fun Way to Learn Gurmukhi & Punjabi A DVD Review by SUKHMANDIR KAUR KHALSA

My granddaughter's enthusiasm is catching. And not just because she sat beside me the next morning holding my nitnem gutka saying, "Read it!"

A New Film by Angad Singh:
(Ex) Changed by SHELBY STEINHAUER

The message is both universal and personal - it highlights the experience of 32 students coming to America and what they learned by living with American families, including Angad's.

Gurcharan Singh Channi:
The Great Communicator by NONIKA SINGH

Theatre for Channi, ever since he stepped into the hallowed portals of the National School of Drama, has never been an elitist medium.

Punjab's College Girls Throw Down The Gauntlet: Giddha vs. Bhangra by GURPREET SINGH MEHAK

"We wanted to drive home the point that the girls are not second to boys in any field, be it art, culture, professions or studies."

Sant Singh Sekhon's Seven Plays On Sikh History A Book Review by ROOPINDER SINGH

A translation is expected to remain true to the spirit of the original. As one reads these plays, one can feel the Punjabi original even through the English text.

A Little Revolution:
A Story of Suicides & Dreams by JASKIRAN KAPOOR

Filmmaker Harpreet Kaur's documentary on farmers' suicides in Punjab underlines the malicious neglect of the state by the Indian government.

Neelam Man Singh: Doyenne of Punjabi Theatre by P. ANIMA

"He told me to work with the language of the [land], with content that was bringing with it the energy of generations."

Bhowani Junction: A Film Worth Revisiting by RICHARD BRODY

At a crucial moment in the story, Victoria - who is being courted by a young Sikh man - considers converting to the Sikh faith and marrying him.

Wanted: Submissions from 14-18-yr-olds for Faith-Shorts Film Contest by RICHARD ALLEN GREENE

The Faith Foundation will accept not only movies made with professional equipment, but even ones shot with cell phones.