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202521st Annual
Sikhlens: Sikh Arts & Film Festival
Sikhlens: Sikh Arts & Film Festival. November 21–23, 2025 at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana.
Crafting Legacy
Bal Choda's journey from Southall's childhood drawing passion to an award-winning engineer…
Presented by
- Fairmont Private Schools
- Commercial Bank of California (CBOC)
- Fletcher Jones Mercedes-Benz
- Yogi Tea
- Frida Cinema
- Chapman University Center for Global Education
- Chapman University Dodge College
- Chapman University Fish Interfaith Center
- Chapman University Leatherby Libraries
- Chapman University School of Pharmacy
Latest
What's New
Red Carpet Opening — Friday, Nov 21
Join us at 7 PM for the opening gala with premieres of Crafting Legacy, A Life Story, Mitti, and Maa Jaye starring Jimmy Shergill.
Tickets via The Frida Cinema
All sessions free. Tickets available at local gurdwaras or TheFridaCinema.org.
Get tickets →Creative Sikhs Panel — Saturday 4:30 PM
Filmmakers, writers, musicians and artists in conversation in Theater 1.
Venue
Venue & Parking
Parking
Parking lot at 300 E 5th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701 (behind the theater, enter via N. Spurgeon St).
Food & Drink
Theater concessions available. Downtown Santa Ana restaurants within walking distance.
Films
Films Screening
Sikhlens ProductionCrafting Legacy
AMIT KAUR · 2025
Sikhlens ProductionA Life Story
2025
Sikhlens ProductionMitti
2025
Maa Jaye
Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Manav Vij, Yograj Singh · English
To Kill a Tiger
English
Amrita Kaur: A Magical Voice
English
Sikhlens ProductionEveryday Activists
Amit Kaur · 2025
Sikhlens ProductionCosmic Drama of Life Guru Nanak's Japji Sahib Salo
2025
Safar
English
Sikh & Punjabi Animation Showcase
English
Choosing Kindness
English
Sikhlens ProductionSaka Sirhind - Martydom of Younger Sahibzadey
Professor Narindra Singh - Commodore (Retd) · 2025 · English, Punjaib, Hindi
Ride by Turbanators
DAVINDER SINGH · 2025 · English
Harmony of Healing
Harleen Singh · English
Perfectly Seasoned
Harbinder Singh (co-writer/producer) · English
Sikhlens ProductionWater Warriors
GURDEEP DHALIWAL · 2025
Seva and Success: The Vic Sethi Story
English
India to Leicester: An Artist's Journey
English
Approval Needed
English
Sikhlens ProductionRaah-e-Nanak
2025
Chal Mera Putt 4
English
Akaal: The Unconquered
English
Mittran Da Challeya Truck Ni
English
Sardaar Ji 3
English
Patterns & Contrasts: Hong Kong
English
Deportations 700
English
Sikhlens ProductionFerrofluid
Tanny Kaler · 2025 · Punjabi
Lord's Signal
English
Nanak Chinta Mat Karo
English
Vadda Din
English
10 Minutes
English
Badlaav Republic
English
Becoming Mari Ji
English
1 Minute
English
Jalebi!
English
She/Her
English
Ghuman Gheri
English
Sikhlens ProductionI Will Meet You Yet Again: Contemporary Sikh Art
2025
Sikhlens ProductionGift of Light
AMOLAK SINGH · 2025 · English, Punjabi
Threads of Life
AMOLAK SINGH · 2025
Flying High - Falcons Sikh Primary School
English
Sikhlens ProductionLifting Together
Shahbaz Bajwa · 2025
#Kalyug (Age of Darkness)
English
Amritsar Junction
English
As Dusk Falls
English
Pursuit of Happiness According to Guru Tegh Bahadur
Jessi Kaur · English
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Sikhlens accepts film submissions year-round. If your work tells a Sikh story — documentary, narrative, animation, or short — we'd love to see it.
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Speakers & Panelists
Q&A / Filmmakers
- HS
Harbinder Singh
Perfectly Seasoned
Co-writer/producer of the mockumentary "Perfectly Seasoned."
- HS
Harleen Singh
Harmony of Healing
Director of "Harmony of Healing" documentary.
- PS
Pardeep Singh Matharu
Saka Sirhind
Animator behind the full-length feature "Saka Sirhind" (2025) on the 1704 martyrdom of the Sahibzade.
Partners
Sponsors
Presenting
- Fairmont Private Schools
- Commercial Bank of California (CBOC)
- Fletcher Jones Mercedes-Benz
- Yogi Tea
- Frida Cinema
- Chapman University Center for Global Education
- Chapman University Dodge College
- Chapman University Fish Interfaith Center
- Chapman University Leatherby Libraries
- Chapman University School of Pharmacy
Gold
- Aahs Signs
- Akal Security
- Cambridge Financial
- Frontier Heritage
- Halloween Club
- International Multimedia Company Inc.
- IRG: Marble Company
- JR Foto
- JR and Rashmi Shah
- Kaiser Permanente
- Manohar's Delhi Palace
- Singh Chevrolet