The filmmaker presents stories of people who are proud of their Sikh identity. Chintan Girish Modi February 08, 2021 10:33:04 IST Sukhdeep Singh s Sab Rab De Bande
Sab Rab De Bande (2020) is a 28-minute documentary film about the life stories of five “LGBTQ Sikhs” living in India. Made on a production budget of 2,000 USD raised through a crowdfunding campaign, it offers glimpses of the discrimination they face from other LGBTQ people as well as fellow Sikhs. The film has been directed and produced by Sukhdeep Singh, a software engineer based in Kolkata, who is also the editor-in-chief of
Gaylaxy magazine.
It opens with a voice-over to provide contextual background about Sikhism for audiences who are unfamiliar with the religion. The narrator spells out several details that include the founding of Sikhism, its core teachings and practices, the 10 Gurus, the Guru Granth Sa