Vishavjit Singh's guest appearances

Vishavjit Singh

Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series

Past Forward

Net Nihung's Arena

Bond on Cinema

Kyla Schuller

Siri Hustvedt

Ijeoma Oluo

Alexis Coe

Allison Williams

Lori Gottlieb

Neil Patrick Harris

Sebastian Junger

Mo Rocca

Caitlin Doughty

Pepper Schwartz

Lidia Yuknavitch

Peter Sagal

Mary Norris

J. Kenji López-Alt

OwlTail

Director/Producer Vishavjit Singh is an illustrator, writer, performance artist, diversity speaker and creator of Sikhtoons.com. He got his spark for cartooning in the post 9/11 tragedy when Americans with turbaned and bearded countenance became targets of hate crimes.  For the past few years Vishavjit has been traveling across the U.S. with his Sikh Captain America persona, a Sikh man equipped with his turban and beard — fighting against bigotry, intolerance and perceptions of what an American should look like.  The short film, American Sikh will receive its world premiere at the OSCAR-qualifying Tribeca Film Festival. The film was created in partnership with Singh as the producer and Los Angeles-based director Ryan Westra. Director Ryan Westra has been fortunate to capture many powerful and important stories. He’s traveled rural Punjab capturing undocumented stories of a Sikh genocide, documented the struggle of native peoples against oil companies in Montana. He followed the HIV/AIDS outreach work of an NGO in Mozambique, edited an HBO feature documentary on reproductive rights, to name a few, and has had minor roles on Netflix and HBO series that deal with wrongful conviction and bringing cult leaders to justice.  #skih #bigotry #racism #superhero #captainamerica #sikhgenocide #animation #animatedshort #shortfilm #shortfilms #cinema #tribecafilmfestival #filmmaker #filmdirector #filmproducer #animator #HBO 

Director/Producer Vishavjit Singh is an illustrator, writer, performance artist, diversity speaker and creator of <a href="http://Sikhtoons.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sikhtoons.com</a>. He got his spark for cartooning in the post 9/11 tragedy when Americans with turbaned and bearded countenance became targets of hate crimes.  For the past few years Vishavjit has been traveling across the U.S. with his Sikh Captain America persona, a Sikh man equipped with his turban and beard — fighting against bigotry, intolerance and perceptions of what an American should look like. The short film, American Sikh will receive its world premiere at the OSCAR-qualifying Tribeca Film Festival. The film was created in partnership with Singh as the producer and Los Angeles-based director Ryan Westra. Director Ryan Westra has been fortunate to capture many powerful and important stories. He’s traveled rural Punjab capturing undocumented stories of a Sikh genocide, documented the struggle of native peoples against oil companies in Montana. He followed the HIV/AIDS outreach work of an NGO in Mozambique, edited an HBO feature documentary on reproductive rights, to name a few, and has had minor roles on Netflix and HBO series that deal with wrongful conviction and bringing cult leaders to justice.  #skih #bigotry #racism #superhero #captainamerica #sikhgenocide #animation #animatedshort #shortfilm #shortfilms #cinema #tribecafilmfestival #filmmaker #filmdirector #filmproducer #animator #HBO

Animated Short Film Interview ”AMERICAN SIKH” with Director/Producer Vishavjit Singh and Director Ryan Westra

What happens when we imagine Captain America wearing a turban? Cartoonist and activist Vishavjit Singh, creator of ‘Sikh Captain America,’ has spent his career exploring the power of cultural labels and fighting against bigotry. He arrived at Town Hall’s stage for a conversation with Sharon Chan of the Seattle Times, discussing the confining nature of labels we use every day, unconsciously or not. Singh highlighted the importance of confronting our own stereotypes and their place in our lives, embracing our vulnerabilities to create the potential for change. Join Singh for a treatise on manifesting our stories on equal platforms, and a chance to act outside the box and genuinely learn about ourselves. Recorded live at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute by Town Hall Seattle on Monday, October 1, 2018. 

What happens when we imagine Captain America wearing a turban? Cartoonist and activist Vishavjit Singh, creator of ‘Sikh Captain America,’ has spent his career exploring the power of cultural labels and fighting against bigotry. <a href="https://townhallseattle.org/event/vishavjit-singh/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">He arrived at Town Hall’s stage</a> for a conversation with Sharon Chan of the Seattle Times, discussing the confining nature of labels we use every day, unconsciously or not. Singh highlighted the importance of confronting our own stereotypes and their place in our lives, embracing our vulnerabilities to create the potential for change. Join Singh for a treatise on manifesting our stories on equal platforms, and a chance to act outside the box and genuinely learn about ourselves. Recorded live at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute by <a href="https://townhallseattle.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Town Hall Seattle</a> on Monday, October 1, 2018.

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