THE SKY BELOW
The Sky Below is a contemporary portrait of the fallout from the 1947 Partition of the India which resulted in the creation of Pakistan. As told by Partition survivors, historians, politicians and bureaucrats, ordinary folk, a former terrorist, royalty and others…from both sides of the lingering political divide.
Sarah Singh, Director/Producer/DP/Editor
Sarah Singh was born in Patiala, Punjab, India and moved to the US in 1974. She is an award-winning film Artist and has completed two feature-length films, several short film works, and is in the development of a third feature film. Sarah has worked in the film and TV industry for over a decade. Prior to that she exhibited paintings, drawings and photography. Starting from her first solo show in 1996 at the Prithvi Gallery in Juhu, Bombay, her work has been privately collected. She is on the Board of Advisors for Sindhi Voices Project and The Journal for Ethnic and Migration Studies.
(from The New School India China Institute)
Credits (full credits available on IMDB):
DP/Director/Editor
Sarah Singh
Narrator
Sanjna Kapoor
A Production of Temporary Passenger, Usha Intl., and Viceroy Films.
www.Sarahsingh.com
“A contemporary retelling of the myth and reality of Partition. A reclamation of the past by the present generation to move towards resolution and thus redemption.”
Selected for over 15 International Film Festivals with Premieres in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kathmandu and Karachi. The film has been screened at events hosted by New America, the South Asian Women’s Creative Collection, the Foreign Policy Association, the UCLA International Institute, the Carnegie Endowment the Commonwealth Club among others. For screening and appearances, please visit sarahsingh.com
