Your Love is a Queer Panjabi love story about a granddaughter who discovers her grandmother's painful secret about her long-lost lover and vows to reunite them to give her grandmother a second chance at love.
The story is set to Vancouver-based producer Khanvict's re-mixed imagining of the iconic Panjabi folk song Ik Tera Pyaar, initially sung by Noor Jahan. The classic lyrics ring true as we see that our one true love can carry us through life and that it's never too late for love.
Director Biography - Sundeep Morrison
Sundeep Morrison (they/them) is an award winning Queer Non-binary Panjabi Sikh Canadian actor, writer and director. Sundeep recently received the award for Best Drama at United Solo (2022) and was awarded the Disruptors TV Writing Fellowship (2021) and was proud to be part of the Trans and Non-Binary cohort. A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, their work focuses on social justice, sexuality, and gender. A child of Panjabi Sikh immigrants, Sundeep pursues their passion as a storyteller to explore the beautiful and at times painful complexities of growing up with deep eastern roots in a western world. Inspired by their parents, Sundeep’s celebrated solo show RAG HEAD: An American Story sheds light on the often misunderstood and misrepresented Sikh community and the rise in xenophobia in post 9/11 America. Sundeep’s work has been featured in international publications and has also been written about in academic texts such as the Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics: Racialization, Islamophobia and Mistaken Identity. Actively utilizing their platforms to amplify marginalized voices and build bridges in their community, they have worked with the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee and the San Diego ACLU. Sundeep also works as a volunteer and community organizer advocating for ICE detainee rights and translating in Panjabi and Hindi for detainees seeking asylum in the US.
Director Statement
Your Love, is my love letter to the LGBTQIA south asian elders and their untold and unfinished love stories. I was raised by my maternal grandmother, (my Biji) and hearing her stories of hope and sacrifice is what inspired me to become a storyteller. Being out and open about your sexuality is a privilege that is not afforded to all. I wanted to share this intergenerational story celebrating queer love and showing that all love is timeless.
Thank you for your consideration,
-Sundeep Morrison
Your Love is a Queer Panjabi love story about a granddaughter who discovers her grandmother's painful secret about her long-lost lover and vows to reunite them to give her grandmother a second chance at love.
The story is set to Vancouver-based producer Khanvict's re-mixed imagining of the iconic Panjabi folk song Ik Tera Pyaar, initially sung by Noor Jahan. The classic lyrics ring true as we see that our one true love can carry us through life and that it's never too late for love.
Director Biography - Sundeep Morrison
Sundeep Morrison (they/them) is an award winning Queer Non-binary Panjabi Sikh Canadian actor, writer and director. Sundeep recently received the award for Best Drama at United Solo (2022) and was awarded the Disruptors TV Writing Fellowship (2021) and was proud to be part of the Trans and Non-Binary cohort. A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, their work focuses on social justice, sexuality, and gender. A child of Panjabi Sikh immigrants, Sundeep pursues their passion as a storyteller to explore the beautiful and at times painful complexities of growing up with deep eastern roots in a western world. Inspired by their parents, Sundeep’s celebrated solo show RAG HEAD: An American Story sheds light on the often misunderstood and misrepresented Sikh community and the rise in xenophobia in post 9/11 America. Sundeep’s work has been featured in international publications and has also been written about in academic texts such as the Routledge Studies in Religion and Politics: Racialization, Islamophobia and Mistaken Identity. Actively utilizing their platforms to amplify marginalized voices and build bridges in their community, they have worked with the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee and the San Diego ACLU. Sundeep also works as a volunteer and community organizer advocating for ICE detainee rights and translating in Panjabi and Hindi for detainees seeking asylum in the US.
Director Statement
Your Love, is my love letter to the LGBTQIA south asian elders and their untold and unfinished love stories. I was raised by my maternal grandmother, (my Biji) and hearing her stories of hope and sacrifice is what inspired me to become a storyteller. Being out and open about your sexuality is a privilege that is not afforded to all. I wanted to share this intergenerational story celebrating queer love and showing that all love is timeless.
Thank you for your consideration,
-Sundeep Morrison