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Deserted Gems

A project of Sikhlens
Hansjeet Duggal
Yorba Linda, California, US
$25,800pledged of $25,000 goal
$25,800goal: $25,000
45donors
Yes tax deductible
0days to go
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The show Deserted Gems brings us that critical intersection of gemstones and culture from the deserted parts of America. The creator utilizes shovel/jack-hammers/hand first into dirt and raw stones along with Niranjan Singh (a veteran gemstone miner) while simultaneously giving his audience a look into gemstone miners, their life, and culture.

But he doesn't go about it pretentiously. Instead, often avoiding conventional conversations, the creator spends the time indulging in rough, uncut gemstones and starts a dialogue with local ex-pats or miners (sometimes both).

Topics of discussion often revolve around inherent lifestyles and history as well as how they came to be. Be it the American dream, the American identity, political or economic development, Niranjan keeps a constant cultural exchange flowing along with the local miners.

The show ensures that gemstones and culture are not mutually exclusive but profoundly interconnected and shed light on realities & conditions when viewed together.

This episode will serve as a pilot for OTT platforms to kick off a 9 episodic series.

The post-production ask of $25,000 will be utilized in the following manner:-
Editorial - $10,500
Sound Design - $3,500
Color Grading - $3,000
Illustrations - $3,000
Music composer - $3,000
Marketing - $2,000

 

  • 02/02/2022

    Final Segment of the movie

    We are approaching our last segment of production soon.

    If the weather conditions and a few other factors are all good we will complete our production this mid of April or early-May and have the movie ready by November 2022.

Name Donation Date
Bicky & Gurpreet Singh $400.00 November 2021
Bicky & Gurpreet Singh $400.00 November 2021
Anonymous $119.00 November 2021
Deep Bhasin $1,000.00 November 2021
V. C. $150.00 November 2021
Anonymous $20.00 November 2021
Kamaljeet & Jas Ahluwalia $151.00 November 2021
Rahul Sareen $100.00 November 2021
Ranbir Singh $200.00 November 2021
Satpal Sidhu $250.00 November 2021
karamjit Singh $200.00 November 2021
Sutinder Chawla $200.00 November 2021
Japjot Sethi $250.00 November 2021
Kirpal Singh $400.00 November 2021
Harbir Kaur Bhatia $400.00 November 2021
Rakesh Gupta $100.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Chitratan Singh Sethi $100.00 November 2021
Sikh Community Fund $400.00 November 2021
Jasvinder Singh $400.00 November 2021
Gunwant Bhatia $400.00 November 2021
Taran Bhatia DDS $400.00 November 2021
J. B. $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $150.00 November 2021
Ishwinder Brara $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
H. G. $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
S. G. $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Kiranjot Singh $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Rhea Vermani $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Bandana Singh $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Rishi Vermani $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Jagjit Singh $400.00 November 2021
Karamjit k $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Anonymous $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Vimal Vermani $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Guninder Singh $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Jasjot Kaur Vermani $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Karamjit k $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Madhu Sachdeva $400.00 November 2021
Anonymous $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Jagdeep SINGH $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Rajkumar Motwani $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Krushal Desai $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
Bicky & Gurpreet Singh $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
P. D. $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
A. S. $400.00 November 2021
N. D. $400.00 November 2021
shabnam tangri $400.00 November 2021
Match Fund $400.00 November 2021
S. D. $400.00 November 2021
Jasbir Bhatia $400.00 November 2021
Anonymous $10.00 November 2021