Center for Asian American Media

Since 9/11, Sikhs in America have endured harassment and violence after being mistaken for “terrorists.” Several Sikh taxi drivers in the San Francisco/Bay Area talk about this threat and why they don’t give up their faith. Their modest pride makes an ironic contrast to the gloomy scenes of night in San Francisco.

“Liam Dalzell’s film is timely and revealing. It is a prescient reminder that ‘multiculturalism’ demands intercultural relations that evidence the responsibility to see oneself as another in the commitment to go beyond one’s own boundaries. I will certainly use this excellent short film in my teaching. It will be perfect for stimulating classroom discussions of contemporary identity politics.”

- Balbinder Singh Bhogal, Department
of South Asian Studies, York University

“I use the film in university classes that I teach on globalization and transnational migration. It has been received with great enthusiasm by my students, I believe, since it illuminates the multiple ironies of belonging in a particularly poignant way.”

- Johan Lindquist, Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University

Awards
Carole Fielding Award, University Film and Video Association

Recognition
Mill Valley Film Festival
Tampere Film Festival
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Ann Arbor International Film Festival
International Student Film Festival, Buenos Aires
Spinning Wheel Festival of Sikh Film, Toronto
One World Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
San Diego Asian Film Festival
Document 3 International Human Rights Film Festival, Glasgow, Scotland
III International Human Rights Film Festival of Spain
Belgrade Human Rights Film Festival
Local PBS Broadcasts

Additional Resources
Filmmaker's Website »

College/Institution

K-12/Public Library/Community Group