Kaustubh “Vick” Singh
he/him
Kaustubh “Vick” Singh
Arab American or Middle Eastern or North African Asian or Asian American
Straight (Heterosexual)
Affiliations
International Documentary Association (IDA), North American Association of Indian Students (NAAIS), South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA), Video ConsortiumLinks to Work
Bio
Kaustubh "Vick" Singh is a narrative and documentary film producer based in New York City.
Vick’s short films have been featured at prominent domestic film festivals, including Slamdance, AFI, New Orleans, Palm Springs Shortsfest, NewFest, Big Sky, Frameline, and NFFTY, as well as renowned international festivals such as In The Palace, QCinema, and FIRST.
His acclaimed documentary projects include THAT WAS RAY (2019), which was a Student Academy Award® finalist, and PEACE OF HER OWN (2020), which won the Leo Freedman First Cut Award and was subsequently shortlisted for a GSA-BAFTA student film award. Other documentary works include RIDE WITH PRIDE (2018), SHE WAS STRONG (2018), and STATUS PENDING (2020).
His narrative short film ÉVANGÉLINE (2024) won the Best Student Film award at the Magnolia Independent Film Festival. Internationally, ABUTAN MAN TAYO NG HOUSELIGHTS (2023) was nominated for best short film by the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers in 2023.
His upcoming film NIKOLA, NIKOLA (2026) and its director, Leon Ristov, were recently selected for the Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellowship at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and nominated for a National Board of Review Student Grant.
At Columbia University, Vick was awarded the 3Pas Studios Award for Excellence in Producing (2026),the Arthur Krim Memorial Award (2025), and the PepsiCo Student Scholarship (2024). He also won prestigious awards from Indian Paintbrush, Columbia Mental Health Initiative, and Katharina Otto-Bernstein.
His works have been covered by the LA Times, Indian Express, Tenderloin Museum, Country Roads Magazine, Community Voices: America's Stories Program, Sikhlens Foundation, Virginia.Org, and Smithsonian Magazine.
Currently developing and co-financing projects through Obluda Films, Vick is dedicated to using film to illuminate the stories of underrepresented communities around the globe.
Projects
THAT WAS RAY (2019)
The untold true story of the most dangerous gay man to walk the streets of San Francisco, Reverend Ray Broshears, founder of the Lavender Panthers.
PEACE OF HER OWN (2020)
Three Indian women in the farming community of Gujarat, India, prepare to tackle economic instability, climate pressures, and patriarchal oppression within their village.
STATUS PENDING (2020)
With Immigration Law under attack, five Mexican-American Immigration lawyers form a support group as they strive to help their clients obtain safety and status in the United States.
RIDE WITH PRIDE (2018)
Sikh Motorcycle Club Australia’s leader and proud sikh, Parampreet Singh, lobbies for helmet exemptions for motorbike riding sikhs in Australia.
