The Journey of USM
United Sikh Mission has run over 700 eye camps, installed solar power at Gurdwaras across Punjab, built a health center, and distributed food through COVID — and this film makes the case for continuing that work.
The Journey of USM
2024
10 min
English, Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
Satinder "Bicky" Singh
Sikhlens
Synopsis
United Sikh Mission's fundraising film lays out the scope of what the organization has built over more than two decades: 700-plus eye camps, three lakh people served, a major solar energy project at the Golden Temple and surrounding Gurdwaras, a health center in rural Punjab providing free care, and a sustained food distribution effort through the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is designed to communicate impact clearly and specifically — this is what the money has done, and this is what it will continue to do.
The tone is not sentimental. It's direct. USM's record is strong enough that the film doesn't need to oversell it; what it does instead is make the connection between the organization's track record and the ongoing need for support. USM Fundraising Film is a portrait of an institution that has earned credibility through sustained, measurable work, and an appeal rooted in that credibility rather than in urgency or emotion alone.
Film Credits
- Executive Producer
- Satinder "Bicky" Singh
- Produced By
- Sikhlens
- Editor
- Bhasker Pandey
- Cinematography
- Sanju Raj/Raman Kumar
- Language
- English, Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
- Subtitles
- Selfless service requires dedication and means People Who from their hard earned money After meeting the needs of their families Contribute 1/10th of their savings (Dasvandh) They become the means Our Journalist brothers How the people in need Are being provided with effective treatment How we reach out to the less privileged All those who desire to revive their eyesight Our aim is to provide Without you these initiatives will stay incomplete We request the community It does not require a large sum of money But it will benefit many underserved Together For humanity “YOU SHALL FIND PEACE, DOING SEVA” Is a charitable organization Registered in both India All donations are tax-exempt At www.unitedsikhmission.org To make a difference
- Film Location
- Fontana, CA, USA; India
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Festival Screenings
- Sikhlens Arts and Film Festivals
- Cast
- OJASWWEE SHARMA (RECIPIENT OF 'RAJAT KAMAL' NATIONAL FILM AWARD), RASHPAL SINGH KHALSA (FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN), PRINCIPAL RANJIT SINGH (GENERAL SECRETARY INDIA)