The Randhawa story

World Premiere at Flatpack Film Festival 2024

Short documentary following the Randhawa family and their journey of running The Waldorf cinema under the stewardship of Avtar Singh Randhawa in the 1970s. Around this time Balsall Heath and Sparkbrook were a destination for South Asian film audiences from across the Midlands. Also featuring Amarjit Sidhu and the Imperial Cinema, Birmingham.

The Waldorf cinema, now a Hindu temple is turned back into a cinema once again to share a dynamic story of entrepreneurship, Indian celebrities and the heist of Bollywood movie prints.

Photo credit - Katja Ogrin

 
 

  • Co-directors - Sima Gonsai & Joseph Potts

    Producer Sima Gonsai

    DOP Chris Keenan & Joe Potts, Paul Baxter

    Drone David Rowen

  • Flatpack Projects

    Birmingam Museum and Art Gallery

  • Screening of short trailer at The Waldorf Revival & The Imperial Revisited at Flatpack Projects

    World Premiere Screening, Movie Mahal Flatpack Film Festival 2024 -

 

Image by Sharonjit Sutton

Image by Sharonjit Sutton