Movie

Rex vs. Singh (2008)

• August 20, 2008
• 30m

• Drama
• Documentary
• Music

Overview

In 1915, two Sikh mill-workers, Dalip Singh and Naina Singh, were entrapped by undercover cops and accused of sodomy. Their story becomes a fascinating case study of Vancouver power relations: how police corruption, racism, homophobia, and a covert "whites-only" immigration policy, conspired to maintain the status quo of this colonial port city. Told in four parts, by three separate directors, the film is a hybrid of film forms including drama, documentary and musical.

Directors

John Greyson, Richard Fung, Ali Kazimi