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Director :
Harjant Gill
Producer :
Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Censor Rating : NA
Duration : 26 min
Year of Production : 2010
Genre : Documentary Films
Category : Contemporary Politics, Religion & Spirituality, Anthropology
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Synopsis :
Told through the stories of six different men ranging in age from fourteen to eighty-six, Roots of Love documents the changing significance of hair and the turban among Sikhs in India. We see younger Sikh men abandoning their hair and turban to follow the current fashion trends, while the older generation struggles to retain the visible symbols of their religious identity. The film is a timely and relevant exploration of the inherent conflict between tradition and modernity, between pragmatism and faith. The choice of cutting one’s hair is one that not only concerns the individual and his family, but an entire community.
Awards :
* Best Student Film, 2011 SVA Film Awards
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
* Official Selection: Focus Section, 5th John Abraham National Awards, Signs, 2011
* Official Selection, Short Documentary Competition, 4th International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala, 2011
* Official Selection, Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival, Canada, 2011
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:
* Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2011
* DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival 2011
* Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival 2011
* Tasveer – Seattle South Asian Film Festival 2011
* Open Frame Film Festival, New Delhi 2011
* Kerala International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2011
* SikhLens Arts & Film Festival - Southern California 2011
* Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival, Montreal 2011
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE SCREENINGS:
* Annual South Asian Conference at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2011
* New Directions in South Asian Diaspora Research Conference at Yale University, 2011
* Accessing the Complexities of S. A. Migration Conference at the University of Waterloo, 2011
* Public Anthropology Conference at American University, Washington DC 2011
Posted on : 03-May-2011
Posted By : Doris Jakobsh
An honest, heart-wrenching film about religious, cultural, familial, and generational identity issues for Sikhs... Doris Jakobsh, Sikh studies scholar and author of Relocating Gender in Sikh History and Sikhism and Women.
Posted on : 03-May-2011
Posted By : Safina Uberoi
"Beautifully conceived and shot... Pleasure to watch... A compassionate portrait of a community in transition." - Safina Uberoi, filmmaker and director of My Mother India and A Good Man
Posted By : Doris Jakobsh
An honest, heart-wrenching film about religious, cultural, familial, and generational identity issues for Sikhs... Doris Jakobsh, Sikh studies scholar and author of Relocating Gender in Sikh History and Sikhism and Women.
Posted on : 03-May-2011
Posted By : Safina Uberoi
"Beautifully conceived and shot... Pleasure to watch... A compassionate portrait of a community in transition." - Safina Uberoi, filmmaker and director of My Mother India and A Good Man
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