Gurdeep Singh Bains

Gurdeep is a thirteen-year-old Canadian Sikh whose family runs a dairy farm in the southern coastal plain of British Columbia. They have retained their language and religion. Attendance at the Sikh temple, playing soccer with his schoolmates and working on the farm are all part of Gurdeep’s life but sometimes he feels different from other children, because he wears a turban.

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Credits

production company

ONF | NFB

co-producer

Yuki Yoshida

Kathleen Shannon

director

Beverly Shaffer

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016520

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Children - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sikhism

Childrens Films

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sikhism

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children - Canada

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Canada, 1977

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