Sikhlens: Sikh Arts & Film Festival 2020

Santanu Das

Professor

Presented on WWI Sikh soldiers and their unheralded contributions.

Pavneet Mac

MC

Master of Ceremonies — Thursday Opening.

Sumita Batra

Ziba Beauty, founder

Hosted Virtual Red Carpet Night (Friday).

Sundeep Morrison

Actor/writer

Co-hosted Sunday Virtual Concert.

Tarlok Singh Chugh

Comedian

Stand-up comedy — Sunday Entertainment.

Jessi Kaur

Author, "Home of the Beloved"

Book launch at Thursday Opening. Also: Sunday panel on Guru Tegh Bahadur.

Vishavjit Singh

Cartoonist

"The Comic Art of Vishavjit Singh" annual Art Calendar unveiled.

Jasbir S. Kang

Dr., Talks I

Discussed Jaswant Singh Khalra — human rights activist.

Navkiran Kaur Khalra

Khalra's daughter

Reflections on her father, Jaswant Singh Khalra.

Christy Campbell

Journalist

Presented "The Duleep Singh Conspiracy."

Waris Ahluwalia

Actor

Featured in Creative Sikhs I.

Manika Kaur

Kirtan For Causes

Uses Sikh musical traditions to fund education projects in rural Punjab.

Renee Singh

Spiritual Life Coach

Designs lives and lifestyles.

Paul Michael Taylor

Smithsonian Museum

Guided viewers through the Smithsonian's Sikh artifact collection.

Daniel Struppa

President, Chapman University

Welcome at Thursday virtual opening.

Essraa Nawar

Chapman University

Thursday Opening remarks.

Kevin Ross

Chapman University

Thursday Opening remarks.

Gail Stearns

Fish Interfaith Center, Chapman

Thursday Opening remarks.

Stephen Galloway

Dean, Dodge College

Welcome at Red Carpet.

Michael Singh

Interviewed young creators at Creative Sikhs I.

Satinder Kaur

Young creator, Creative Sikhs I.

Hansjeet Duggal

Young creator, Creative Sikhs I.

Harjus Singh Sethi

Young creator, Creative Sikhs I.

Sareena Sandhu

"The Cheez That Binds Us"

Student filmmaker — documentary on Italian Punjabi Sikhs.