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2005
SPINNING WHEEL FILM FESTIVAL |
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Time
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September 24 & 25, 2005
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York
Tickets
Sikh Organization of New York: 516-840-7968
Hofstra University: 516-463-5612 |
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Welcome
to the Second Annual
New York Spinning Wheel Film Festival:
A Celebration of Sikh Films |
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Stories
build communities, and become part of their legacy
through the ages. Stories come in different forms,
and different are the ways we enjoy and share them.
The Spinning Wheel Film Festival celebrates
the stories of Sikhs worldwide, and brings diverse
interpretations of their traditions and their 500
year history to the screen.
The
Spinning Wheel Film Festival will present
films by, about, and for Sikhs and the wider public.
Taking place at Hofstra University in Hempstead,
New York (about 30 miles east of New York City),
the festival will bring together filmmakers from
across the globe to discuss their work and screen
films ranging from documentaries to major feature
films that touch on the Sikh experience.
In earlier times, as villagers gathered around a
spinning wheel - the charkha - to spin and weave,
it also became a focal point where they shared their
joys, their sorrows and their stories. So too is
the Spinning Wheel Film Festival a gathering
place for filmmakers and their audience to explore
the life experiences of Sikhs in the global village.
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We
are grateful to all our friends and supporters,
including:
Bhai Records
Ishar Singh Bindra
Sant Singh Chatwal
Surindar Singh Chawla
Dr. P. Singh Sabharwal
Maninder Singh Sethi
In Memory of S. Daljit Singh Gambhir
Afghan Sikh Association of America
Gurdwara Baba Makhan Shah Lobana
Air India
Atlantic Bank of New York
CIT
Citibank
Long Island Marriott
New York Life
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