This film looks into the lives of the widows of the Sikh men who were killed in the anti-Sikh massacre of November, 1984, following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. It explores the suffering of these women, their battle for justice and their struggle for survival. We travel to those areas of Delhi that suffered the major brunt of the Sikh killings. Through the testimonies of the widows, along with imagery of the killings and destruction, the film conveys the intensity of the tragedy of 21 years ago.

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Director Harpreet Kaur from Sach Productions, brings us, The Widow Colony, a film critics call as the most poignant documentary to come out of India since Academy Award winner, Born in Brothels. Following the footsteps of Mira Nair, Harpreet's debut documentary has won awards from Toronto's Female Eye Film Festival to South Asian International Film Festival and continues to awe, educate and provoke audience on the issue of Justice for the women of the Sikh Massacre of November 1984.

Harpreet's success didn't just start with her debut feature film but she was the first Sikh local News Reporter in the metro Washington DC area. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Harpreet hopes that through her organization, Sach Productions, she can become the voice for the voiceless and forgotten.