A.K. SANDHU

Work

Film & Photos

Alive in Bronze is Oscar® qualified for Best Documentary Short Film
Academy Award Category and streaming exclusively on Paramount+.
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Sculptor Dana King and wife of Huey P. Newton, Fredrika Newton's memories come together to build a monument: a bust of Black Panther Party leader HueyP. Newton, for the Oakland community. From conception to unveiling, these women set off on a journey to reclaim erased history.
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Sikh The Truth

Documentary in development

Sign My Name To Freedom

Feature documentary in post-production.

A Prayer For America

Documentary Short, 2017, 5mins
Film for AmericaHeard.com (District 12, CA)
A Muslim prayer group in the San Francisco bay area holds Friday Jum'ah prayers in a Catholic mission while their mosque undergoes repairs and finds hope despite anti-Muslim sentiment under the Trump presidency

About

About A.K.

A.K. is a Desi-American filmmaker who directs, produces, and writes films about female protagonists, the immigrant experience, and new perspectives on history. Probing themes such as race, class, spirituality, and cross-cultural solidarity, she tells stories to bridge the gap between our perceived differences and cultivate a deeper understanding of human connections.

A.K. has been awarded the Emerging Artist Award in the State of California and was the winner of SeriesFest Spotlight Your Town Pitch competition juried by Steve James and NatGeo executives. She was selected as part of the inaugural cohorts for DOC NYC/VC’s Storytelling Incubator and for Re-Take Oakland film fellowship for emerging BIPOC filmmakers.
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Her debut award-winning film, ALIVE IN BRONZE: Huey P. Newton (previously known as For Love & Legacy) screened at festivals like Tribeca, PanAfrican, Mill Valley, and beyond before being acquired by Sheila Nevins for MTV Documentaries. The film is available for streaming on Paramount+.

A.K. is also the Co-Director, Producer, and Co-DP of her first documentary feature, Sign My Name To Freedom, about the lost music of Betty Reid Soskin. She is currently working on a mix of narrative and documentary projects. A.K. has earned degrees from Columbia University and U.C. Berkeley, and is an active member of A-Doc, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, CineFemme, D-Word and Collective of Documentary Women Cinematographers. She speaks English, Punjabi, and Hindi/Urdu.

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