A critically acclaimed documentary on the 1984 Sikh genocide will be shown across the UK in a month long tour.
The tour of 1984: When the Sun Didn’t Rise is being facilitated by Nishaan, a University Sikh student network. Twenty universities and 12 Gurdwaras will show the film.
Created by Teenaa Kaur over a five-year period, the documentary follows the lives of women of the infamous ‘widow’s colony’, an area on the outskirts of Delhi given the name for the amount of women left without husbands following the 1984 Sikh genocide.
Teenaa Kaur is an independent director/producer and screenwriter with a wide range of experience in documentary genres.
Teenaa Kaur said, ‘I am delighted to be able to take my film to the UK, where the issue of the Sikh genocide of 1984 is important to Sikhs and non-Sikhs alike.
"I hope to be able to provide audiences with a deeper understanding of those living with the lasting traumas of the genocide and to challenge racial discrimination in any form."
Jaspinder Singh said of the tour, ‘It is an honour to be able to help people watch such an important film for anyone who values human rights and social justice.
"We thank all the University Sikh Societies and Sikh organisations involved for making this happen.’
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