“This film is very empowering for anyone who is made to feel like they don’t belong in their own country. As an American Sikh, Vishavjit’s voice is essential for today.”
— Gurinder Chadha, one of UK’s most respected film director, producer and screenwriter. Director fo award winning film, Bend It Like Beckham’ among others.
“Vishavjit Singh’s Sikh Captain American does what all great artistic activism does: It touches the heart, moves the soul, and makes you look at the world differently.”
— Stephen Duncombe, Co-Founder, The Center for Artistic Activism; Professor of Media and Culture, New York University
“Vishavjit’s ‘American Sikh’ is a heartfelt struggle of belonging, from being seen as different, to becoming a superhero, to being an accepted ordinary hero among all of us - A journey many go on.”
— Joseph Pfeifer, the NYT bestselling author of ‘Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11’. The first FDNY chief to respond to the 9/11 attacks.
“American Sikh is a wonderful film — engaging, entertaining, and enlightening all at once. It's the kind of film I dreamed of as a child, as a father, and as an American who dreams of a kinder and more compassionate world. ”
— Simran Jeet Singh, Sikh American is a wonderful film — engaging, entertaining, and enlightening all at once. It's the kind of film I dreamed of as a child, as a father, and as an American who dreams of a kinder and more compassionate world.
“Vishavjit continues to inspire. A powerful story of self discovery and what it means to be Sikh in America.”
— Arjun Sethi, Sethi is an internationally recognized human and civil rights lawyer, activist, professor and author of American Hate: Survivors Speak Out