Ian Singh Bawa is a Canadian filmmaker from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
[3] He was subsequently co-director with Quan Luong of the 2022 documentary film Seeking Fire.
[4] In 2024 he released two short films, My Son Went Quiet and The Best.
The Best featured Sodhi reprising his bodybuilder character from Strong Son, again working out in the gym as he tries to cope with his grief over his father's death,[5] while My Son Went Quiet was inspired by Bawa's relationship with his father following the earlier death of his mother.
[7] His narrative feature debut, an expansion of Strong Son centred on the protagonist becoming his father's primary caregiver as the older man's health declines, entered production in February 2025.