With film screenings and discussion with s pecial guest\, award-winning Punjabi language filmmaker Gurvinder Singh
Friday\, 2 March 2018 7:30-9 p.m.
UBC Asian
Centre Auditorium\, 1871 West Mall\, Vancouver
“Awazzan” (“Voices\,” 2016): A documentary on the UK-based Punjabi language poet Amarjit Chandan.
Saturday\, 3 March 2018 7:30-9:30 p.m.
UBC Robson Square\, 800 Robson Street\, Downtown Vancouver
“Anh
e Godhe da Daan” (“Alms for a Blind Horse\,” 2011): A film exploring the e
xperience of marginality in contemporary Punjab
Winner of two Nati
onal Awards (India)\, screened at Venice Film Festival\, and award winner a
t the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
Sunday\, 4 March
2018 4:30-7:45 p.m.
Surrey Centre Stage (Surrey City Hal
l)\, 3450 104 Ave\, Surrey
Co-organized with the Gursharan Singh Memor
ial Lecture Committee.
“Chauthi Koot” (“The Fourth Direction\,” 2015)
: A film portraying individuals and families negotiating a space between se
paratist and state forces amidst the violence of the 1980s in Punjab\, Indi
a.
Screened at Cannes and award winner at the Singapore Film Festi
val.
Awards for student Punjabi-language essay contest winner
s and for lifetime achievement to a BC-based Punjabi writer will be present
ed.
Made possible by the generous support of the Sindhu family\, in loving memory of Harjit Kaur Sidhu (neee Gill)\, Devoted wife\, mother\ , and strong advocate for education\, Punjabi culture and language\, and wo men's issues.
Organized by the Department of Asian Studies\, UBC\ , with the support of the UBC Dean of Arts\, the Department of Theatre and Film\, and Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies\; the Dr. Hari Sharma Foundation\; and the Gursharan Singh Memorial Lecture Committee.He ld in association with the South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest ( SACPAN) at UBC\, organized by the Centre for India and South Asia Research\ , with support from the Departments of History and Asian Studies\, and IC-I MPACTS. SACPAN takes place at UBC during the days of March 2-3\, and featur es keynote addresses by Professors Ruby Lal and Gyanendra Pandey of Emory U niversity\, and papers from faculty and students from institutions in Washi ngton\, Oregon\, and B.C.
About the Harjit Kaur Sidhu Me morial Program:
The Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program cele brates the rich life of Punjabi language and culture and its importance in BC\, in memory of a woman who shared such passions. Our goal is to call at tention to important new scholarship on Punjabi language and culture and br ing it to our students and the broader Vancouver area audience\; encourage and recognize achievements in Punjabi language cultural production\; and ho nor students for their work in learning and using the Punjabi language.