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Sikh Teen’s documentary to screen in Hollywood


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Feb 28th 2009
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] - A documentary film by the Teen Sikh filmmaker, Angad Singh will screen as one of the top family oriented films from around the world, selected for the International Family Film Festival (IFFF), to be held in Hollywood, California, this weekend. Angad will be one of the youngest filmmakers to speak at the festival. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Roots and Wings[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] is a 36 minute long documentary film on struggles and spirit of the Young Sikhs in America. The film questions the notion of forced assimilation into a melting pot, that is the U.S.A and explores the idea, whether one has to cut off their roots in order to soar high on their wings. In this film, 14 year old Angad Singh, interviews the participants of a summer Sikh youth retreat to understand how they deal with challenges on account of their unique identity that is widely misunderstood in the U.S.A. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Angad’s first documentary One Light[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] which he made at the age of 13 years as a summer project, had screened in over a dozen film festivals, youth conferences, cable and satellite TV and schools in the U.S.A inspiring thousands to take their baby step in the direction of peace by building friendlier neighborhoods. Roots and Wings[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] is Angad’s second documentary film that speaks to anybody who faces challenges on account of being ‘different’ – whether visibly or ideologically. It persuades the audience to expand their horizons and think beyond stereotypes.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]About IFFF - IFFF in its 14th year unites filmmakers and audiences from around the globe through its fundamental respect for humanity and the values of life as told through films. This year’s theme is Great Stories Bring Families Together[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif].[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The screening will take place at the Chaplin Theatre located in the Raleigh Studios in the heart of Hollywood on Feb 28th 2009 at 12:00 PM. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Angad will be present for the Director’s Q&A and available to speak to the audience later. The tickets for each cluster of films are $10 and are available at [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http://www.iffilmfest.org/09films/rootsandwings.shtml[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For more information on location, parking and IFFF events please visit [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http://iffilmfest.org/08Events.shtml[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]For Directions - [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http://www.iffilmfest.org/08Directions.html[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/FONT]
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For more information on Roots and Wings and Angad’s journey so far, please visit
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]www.onelight-films.com[/FONT]

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