The Spinning Wheel Film Festival has done a great seva (service) by showcasing films which span all genres, giving the audience a chance to view, ponder and discuss provocative and evocative films made to highlight the Sikh experience. This festival is a platform for Sikh awareness, showcasing talent through both films and exhibitions.

This year the Spinning Wheel Film Festival is proud to showcase “A Century of Sikh Photographs (1847-1947)”, an exhibition that visually narrates the life and times of the Panth from the Sikh Raj to the Sikh Diaspora. The festival will also celebrate South Asian culture through classical and folk musical pieces inspired by the Sikh Gurus and literary works. The Spinning Wheel Film Festival also presents a dialogue piece on preserving Sikh heritage and a discussion panel on documentary films.

The Spinning Wheel Film Festival has cultivated an event that represents the diverse talent within the Sikh community through music, photography and film. Let us celebrate the accomplishments of the various artists whose work will brighten our future. The festival runs between Friday 23rd November and  25 November in Toronto, Canada. 

The founding members of UKPHA, Parmjit Singh and Amandeep Madra will be delivering two seminars on Sikh History and Heritage. 

Seminar 1
Camerawallah: A Century of Sikh Photographs (1849-1948)
Saturday, November 24, 2007
1:10 pm to 2:10 pm
Parmjit Singh (UKPHA)

Parmjit Singh explores the photographic record of the Anglo-Sikh encounter during the British Raj. The age of the development of photography in Punjab commenced on its annexation to British territories in 1849.

For further details: http://www.swfftoronto.com/seminars/seminars-1.php

Location

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Glass Room
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2C6

Seminar 2
Preserving Sikh Heritage
Saturday, November 24, 2007
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Amandeep Madra (UKPHA)

Amandeep Madra will present a glittering array of Sikh material heritage and tell the often sad story of the steady and willful destruction of that heritage. The presentation will conclude with some practical steps that can be taken to preserve Sikh heritage for the future.

For further details:

http://www.swfftoronto.com/seminars/seminars-2.php
Location

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Glass Room
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2C6

For details of Seminar 3 visit: http://www.swfftoronto.com/seminars/seminars-3.php

The EMPIRE & FAITH, KINSHIP & WAR exhibition set up by Parmjit Singh and Amandeep Singh will also be showcased:

EMPIRE & FAITH, KINSHIP & WAR:
A Century of Sikh Photographs (1849-1948)
A Unique Set of Rare Photographs Commissioned by SWFF 07
Isabel Bader Theatre
93 Charles Street W,
Toronto, ON
M4Y1V2

Additional information on the Film Festival and the seminars and how to obtain tickets can be seen at: http://www.swfftoronto.com/index.php

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