Ocean of Pearls

What a strong insightful film
Ocean of Pearls has been a very insightful experience into the world of Sikh religion. Coming from Malaysia, a country where there are an estimated number of 130,000 Sikhs, I was aware that Sikhism was a separate religion from Hinduism, Buddhism and Islamism. Though equipped with that knowledge, I was surprised to find that I had learnt such a significant amount on the Sikh culture.
I found two conflicts within the movie especially thought provoking. One being the struggle to oppose the forces of racism in the modern world derived from the misunderstanding of Sikhism, and the other being his internal psychological battle between compromising the traditional Sikh practices in attempt to gain the image of being "normal" in society.

I watched this at a Cranbrook showing during my Senior year today. IT was a very very powerful film. It spoke to me even though I am not Sikh. This film needs to be sold SO I CAN BUY IT NOW.

Fantastic Movie
This movie highlights the struggle one Sikh man deals with balancing his spiritual identity with his work goals. It is informative, engaging, and manages to avoid potentially cheesy pitfalls in addressing the issues faced by the character. I highly recommend it.

I most definitely recommend this one
This movie features great actors, and it has enough layers of cultural nuance to stimulate a lot of meaningful conscious conversations.

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