Flight 182 - Trailer
FLIGHT 182
FLIGHT 182
Flight 182
An Oscar-qualifying short film written, directed and produced by Rippin Sindher.
Starring: Sundeep Morrison and Gurinder Sindher
Synopsis: Before 9/11, Air India Flight 182 was the deadliest terrorist attack in the world. FLIGHT 182 is a heart-wrenching family drama about a devoted husband who must choose between visiting his dying mother one last time or heeding warnings from a separatist group openly seeking revenge against the government.
Executive Producers: Ridley Scott, Archie Panjabi, Julia S. Gouw, Cindy Huang, Janet Yang, CAPE, Jennie Wilkes, Corey Jackson and David Thies.
*This short film is a concept for a feature film by the same name.
creating with vision
Using my Punjabi-Sikh lens and culture to explore complex characters and human conditions.
Documentary: HAPPY - 3:30
Thermo Fisher Scientific :30
Documentary: ZONE - 4:43
sociology x cinema
Rippin Sindher is a multi-hyphenate filmmaker and one of the first ever Punjabi-Sikh women to qualify for the Oscars with her live action short film FLIGHT 182, executive produced by Ridley Scott and Emmy® winner Archie Panjabi. Rippin’s work fuses sociology and cinema to spark vital conversations on justice and identity and in 2023, she won the CAPE and Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge. Her work has been in competition at festivals globally including iSAFF Canada, Bentonville, deadCenter, LAAPFF and Imagine This, where FLIGHT 182 won Best Narrative Short. The feature script was a finalist for the Sundance Cultural Impact Residency. Her award-winning films ZONE, Broken Drawer, Happy and The Hideout explore themes of human connection, resilience and hope. Her anti-hate film SEVA about Sikhs in America was recognized by Congress.
In television, Rippin was a directing fellow and story consultant on S.W.A.T. (episode 807), shadowed veteran director Bethany Rooney on Criminal Minds: Evolution, and was the inaugural directing fellow on Ryan Murphy’s Ratched for Netflix. She was also a finalist for the Shondaland Directing Program and the Sony Directors Program.
Beyond narrative and documentary films, Rippin has been recognized for her innovative commercial campaigns for Amazon and Thermo Fisher Scientific. She has directed stage productions to sold-out audiences and continues to live out her passion for storytelling and community as part of Dan Lin’s Rideback Rise creator incubator where she was elected Vice President of RISE Council. Her dynamic journey from the farmlands of California to UCLA, from managing at the DGA to launching her own career, reflects the bold vision and undeniable force she brings to every story she tells. Rippin is the recipient of UCLA's Women Leaders Award for her commitment to social change.
The Hideout - 8:54
Broken Drawer - 14:20
Mentored by some of the very best…
This year has been incredible for mentorship and community! I'm proud to be a finalist for the Sundance Collab Cultural Impact Residency with my feature film Flight 182. Additionally, I was a finalist for the 2024 SONY Directing Program, a feature finalist for Rideback Rise (founded by Netflix Chairman Dan Lin), and honored to be elected Vice President of the RISE Council. As I continue to expand my work in TV directing, I’m building on my experience from shows like S.W.A.T., Criminal Minds, and Ratched through the Ryan Murphy HALF program. Excited for what’s ahead!
I Use My Sociology Background as a Superpower to Craft Stories That Change the World.
“The nuances of our unique selves, when integrated into moving images, is what elevates the human connection beyond work and transforms it into defined purpose. My pursuit of stories rooted in resilience and optimism comes from values born of my heritage as a Punjabi, Sikh woman who grew up in a raisin farm town.”
