2025 • 31 min
Crafting Legacy
Bal Choda is a Sikh engineer at Aston Martin. A matchbox car at seven, a grandfather who made his own tools, and a machine the experts said could not be built.
2025 • 19 min
I Will Meet You Yet Again: Contemporary Sikh Art
Sonia Dhami curates a contemporary Sikh art exhibition at UCLA's Fowler Museum — bringing living Sikh artists into one of America's leading cultural institutions.
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2025 • 25 min
Ferrofluid
A ten-piece experimental band from Chandigarh travels to the Kabir Yatra in Rajasthan, blending folk, classical, and electronic music into one voice. A film about young musicians finding their sound, and the old poetry that still moves a crowd.
168
Films
700+
Films Supported
16+
Years
20
Genres
41
Curated Lists
Popular Films
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Apna Farz
Lord and Lady Singh
Sikh Formaggio
Amrita Kaur - A Magical Voice
Saka Sirhind - Martydom of Younger Sahibzadey
Featured Films
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Ferrofluid
Cosmic Drama of Life Guru Nanak's Japji Sahib Salo
Amrita Kaur - A Magical Voice
American Sikh
Sikhlens Animation
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The Stone that hit Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Saka Sirhind - Martydom of Younger Sahibzadey
Peaceful Mind
Maharaja Ranjit Singh And Return of The Koh- I- Noor Diamond
Cosmic Drama of Life Guru Nanak's Japji Sahib Salo
Women's Stories
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Faith Beyond Borders - The Story of Amandeep Kaur
The Mala Maker
Becoming Siri Kartar
(Poster coming)
Becoming Siri Kartar
Roots and Reflections
(Poster coming)
Roots and Reflections
Warrior Kaur
Langar & Seva
View all →The Gurdwara Committee (PDV #2)
(Poster coming)
The Gurdwara Committee (PDV #2)
Sikhs Serving Humanity
(Poster coming)
Sikhs Serving Humanity
Seva: The Selfless Mission
(Poster coming)
Seva: The Selfless Mission
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Sarbat Da Bhala (Hoshiarpur Langar Sewa)
Rhymes with Hunger
Identity & Discrimination
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Winner of Peace
We're Not Strangers
Uprooted
(Poster coming)
Uprooted
turBAN
The Struggle to Serve
Artists
View all →The Mala Maker
Patterns & Contrasts: Stuttgart
(Poster coming)
Patterns & Contrasts: Stuttgart
Patterns & Contrasts: Paris
(Poster coming)
Patterns & Contrasts: Paris
Andretta Artists' Village
(Poster coming)
Andretta Artists' Village
Winner of Peace
The Singh Twins
Still
(Poster coming)
Still
Soul of Sikhism - Aman Singh Gulati
Rising Above-the Kamal Singh Story
Red, White, and Beard
Musicians
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Music as Meditation
The Rababis
(Poster coming)
The Rababis
Uncommon Journeys
Tigerstyle
Seeking Balance
Pipe Dreams
(Poster coming)
Pipe Dreams
Onkar
L-Fresh The Lion
Humble The Poet
Ferrofluid
Collections
Sikhlens Animation
Animation films produced by Sikhlens.
6 films
Women's Stories
Films centring Sikh and Punjabi women — identity, empowerment, resilience, and breaking barriers across sport, politics, art, and everyday life.
21 films
Festival Debut for 2025
New Sikhlens films debut for 2025
18 films
Identity & Discrimination
Films about Sikhs fighting to be accepted — turbans in schools and the military, post-9/11 profiling, hate crimes, and immigration barriers.
17 films
Free Healthcare & Eye Camps
Sikh doctors and volunteers who bring sight, medicine, and care to people the system forgot.
8 films
Sikh Athletes
Sikh representation in athletics
10 films
Sikh Soldiers & the World Wars
The Sikh troops who fought and fell far from home, and the families still fighting to have them remembered.
7 films
Artists
List of documentaries as it relates to artists.
20 films
Discovering Sikhi
3 films
Sikh History
4 films
Destination New Zealand
1 films
Destination Malaysia
1 films
Destination Malawi
2 films
Destination Latin America
2 films
Destination Iran
1 films
Destination Switzerland
1 films
Destination Myanmar
1 films
Destination Germany
1 films
Destination India
50 films
Destination Nepal
2 films
Destination Hong Kong
1 films
The Shadow of 1984
The Sikhs who lived through 1984 and its long aftermath, and refuse to let the truth be buried.
7 films
Sikhs on the Land
From the berry fields of Washington to okra in the California desert to Parmesan in Italy, the story of Sikhs who carried Punjab's farming soul across the world.
10 films
Sikh Environmentalists
Sikhs protecting rivers, air, and land, from solar-powered Gurdwaras to clean-water crusades.
4 films
Sikh Kids & the Next Generation
Young Sikhs finding their voice, from science fairs to summer camps to comic panels.
16 films
Sikhs of the World
Small Sikh communities holding on in the most unlikely corners of the globe, from Tehran to Lima to Kobe.
28 films
Popular Films
Popular films on YouTube
5 films
Festival Debut for 2026
New films for 2026 debuted at Sikhlens - Sikh Arts & Film Festivals around the world
1 films
Destination Australia
Documentaries filmed in and about Sikhs in Australia
8 films
Destination Thailand
Documentaries filmed in and about Sikhs in Thailand
3 films
Destination Japan
Documentaries filmed in and about Sikhs in Japan
2 films
Destination France
Documentaries filmed in and about Sikhs in France
6 films
Destination Italy
Documentaries filmed in and about Sikhs in Italy
6 films
Langar & Seva
Films that features organization dedicated to help others doing seva
16 films
Destination USA
Documentaries filmed and about Sikhs in United States
29 films
Destination Canada
Documentaries filmed and about Sikhs in Canada
9 films
Destination UK
Documentaries filmed in and about United Kingdom including England, Scotland, etc.
24 films
Featured Films
5 films
Musicians
List of documentaries as it relates to musicians.
12 films
Destination Afghanistan
Documentaries filmed in and about Sikhs in Afghanistan
1 films
Destination Pakistan
Documentaries filmed and about Sikhs in Pakistan
8 films
About Sikhlens
Sikhlens is the world's premiere Sikh film festival, celebrating stories that explore the Sikh experience, South Asian culture, and the broader human condition. Since its founding, Sikhlens has showcased hundreds of films from filmmakers around the globe, providing a platform for underrepresented voices and fostering cross-cultural understanding through the power of cinema.
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