Ini Avan
Oct 20, 2015
(Asoka Handagama, 2012, Sri Lanka, 104 min)
Co-presented with the Seattle South Asian Film Festival
Tickets available for pre-purchase here
Tickets available for pre-purchase here
Ini Avan
(Asoka Handagama, 2012, Sri Lanka, 104 min)
Two years after the war, an ex-militant, returns home from a rehabilitation center hoping to start a new life. His return is unexpected and unwelcome by the villagers. Other than the skill of using firearms his only professional skill is driving. In search of a job he goes to the city. There he faces new realities of postwar life. The film unfolds how he understands and faces the challenges of the new life.
Screens with
Have a Nice Day
(Kaushalya Pathirana, 2014, Sri Lanka, 13 min)
The film is based on a hypothetical future scenario and experimented with one artist on one location. It is 2018 in Sri Lanka and abortion is legalized in the country. The film shows how a receptionist of an abortion center struggles to protect her unborn child she has while promoting the service of the clinic.