Gifted jazz singer Judi Singh defied expectations as a Punjabi-Black artist stepping onto the stage in the late 1950s. Weaving together moments of struggle and resilience, the film reintroduces a forgotten artist to the spotlight.

Baljit Sangra’s Have You Heard Judi Singh? is a moving portrait of the underrecognized Canadian jazz performer Judi Singh. We meet Judi in her youth—a woman of Pakistani and Black heritage—breaking into the late ’60s Edmontonian jazz scene with a deep love of music in her heart. As a musician and single mother, she lived a life filled with song, love, and hardship, yet remained a beacon for her family and community.

Sangra crafts more than a biography. Have You Heard Judi Singh? is a resonant, emotionally rich cinematic work– weaving the story of a gifted artist whose life wasn’t perfect, but was deeply lived.

The film is food for the soul of any artist, challenging personal motives for artistry, while affirming that the purpose of creativity isn’t grandeur; it’s connection. Judi Singh’s legacy lives not in awards, but in the lives she touched, and the inspiration she continues to spark through her music. -REELWORLD

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