When a Tree Falls
how to help widows, helped Rima Anand. The tragedies of mixing religion and politics play out in this brief overview of what happened during the bloody year of 1984, featuring the uniquely courageous victims’ rights lawyer H.S. Phoolka.
2014
12 min
Samantha Andre, Aidan Evans, Ryan Westra
Satinder "Bicky" Singh
Sikhlens
Synopsis
When a Tree Falls is a study on the aftermath of the horrors of 1984. The film aims to create a unique discussion about 1984 on the 30th anniversary, exploring how the events have changed the Sikh community as a whole. When a Tree Falls allows many voices from the Sikh community to be heard, ran ging from those who were present during Operation Blue Star and the Delhi riots, the su rviving family members and children of the deceased, to notable 1984 historians and activists including H.S. Phoo lka and Harminder Singh.
Film Credits
- Director
- Samantha Andre, Aidan Evans, Ryan Westra
- Executive Producer
- Satinder "Bicky" Singh
- Produced By
- Sikhlens
- Music
- Written by Eric Satie, Performed by Stella Monshaw, Recorded by Jerry Adamowicz at Adamo's Recording
- Sound
- Sound Mix: Krystelle Laroche
- Subtitles
- A message needs to go that this country will not accept the killing of the innocent! Like this for purposes of political gains by the politicians. That is what we are fighting for. We are not brooding over the past. We are trying to secure the future. The future of every citizen of this country. Not only of Sikhs.
- Runtime
- 12 min
- Festival Screenings
- Sikhlens Arts and Film Festivals