2025 Film Season
Punjab to Aotearoa

Punjab to Aotearoa, a deeply moving documentary that tells the untold stories of Punjabis in New Zealand — stories of courage, sacrifice, identity, and belonging. This film is not just about migration. It’s about the soul of a people who carried their dreams across oceans, rebuilt their lives from the ground up, and shaped a new legacy in Aotearoa.
From early pioneers to modern-day leaders, from the fields of Punjab to the streets of South Auckland — this is a shared journey. Their struggles were real — language barriers, isolation, hard labour, and discrimination. But so were their triumphs — community-building, cultural preservation, business success, and political representation. This is for every parent who left home for a better tomorrow. Every child growing up balancing two worlds. Every Punjabi who calls Aotearoa home. Feel their story. Share it with pride. Because this isn’t just history — it’s our heartbeat.