Directed by Harjant Gill

SYNOPSIS:
Told through the stories of six different men ranging in age from fourteen to eighty-six, Roots of Love documents the changing significance of hair and the turban among Sikhs in India. We see younger Sikh men abandoning their hair and turban to follow the current fashion trends, while the older generation struggles to retain the visible symbols of their religious identity. The film is a timely and relevant exploration of the inherent conflict between tradition and modernity, between pragmatism and faith. The choice of cutting one’s hair is one that not only concerns the individual and his family, but an entire community.


REVIEWS:
“Beautifully shot and crafted, Roots of Love succeeds both cinematically and ethnographically as an engaging narrative sure to provoke discussion both among Sikhs and students of anthropology, gender , religion, or media”
— Jenny Cool, American Anthropologist

"Beautifully conceived and shot... Pleasure to watch... A compassionate portrait of a community in transition..."
— Safina Uberoi, filmmaker and director of My Mother India and A Good Man.

“An honest, heart-wrenching film about religious, cultural, familial, and generational identity issues for Sikhs, focusing primarily on the wearing of the turban for Sikh men... Beyond its artful cinematography, this film is a timely exploration of Sikh identity in an increasingly secularized
and globalized world that will be welcomed by educators, students, Sikh and non-Sikh religious centers and social commentators alike...”
— Doris Jakobsh, Sikh Studies Scholar, author of Relocating Gender in Sikh History and Sikhism and Women.


TV BROADCAST:
Doordarshan (Indian national TV channel)
NETA (National Education Telecommunication Association) – on PBS channels nationwide
BBC World News

FILM FESTIVALS:
SF International Asian American Film Festival, 2012
3rdi SF International South Asian Film Festival, 2012
Indian Film Festival of Hope, San Francisco 2012
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon 2012
Sikhlens Film Festival, 2011
Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2011
DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival 2011
Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival 2011
Tasveer – Seattle South Asian Film Festival 2011
Open Frame Film Festival, New Delhi 2011
Kerala International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2011
Society for Visual Anthropology Film & Media Festival, Montreal 2011

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