Avtar Singh

Two Brothers: Dō bharā

A remote village in the Punjab in the early 1990s. Daily life goes on, but the sense of threat is palpable. Two brothers face a choice. Raghbir Singh’s debut examines the previous generation’s traumas. A powerful slice of life dealing with an under-represented piece of history.

The Gold Bracelet

When tragedy strikes on 9/11, Arjun Singh (Kavi Raz) and his family -- devout Sikhs who emigrated from India to the suburbs of Los Angeles -- suddenly find themselves as targets of prejudice and discrimination. Trying to distance themselves from terrorists, they explain to once-friendly neighbors how their Sikh culture is nothing like Muslim extremism, but their words largely fall on deaf and suspicious ears. Archana Puran Singh co-stars.