"The Other Woman" (Sri Lanka)

a film by Anoma Rajakaruna

This is the first long documentary shot in Vanni after the ceasefire agreement between the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The film is also the first on Women in the Vanni. The documentary also shows images of Muslim returnees in to Vanni, who left in 1990, when they were given a 48 hour warning to leave Vanni by LTTE. Anoma Rajakaruna is an Independent freelance video filmmaker, who has traveled extensively in Sri Lanka documenting the lives of community groups and in particular, the lives of women and children in these communities. Her special interest has the exploration of the multiple roles played by women in the society as well as the expectations of women by the society. Her films, some of which have won awards, have been screened at film festival around the world. (82 minutes)

The fifth in a festival of films screened at the ICES on the theme of War & Peace

ICES Auditorium, 2, Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 8
Friday, August 19, 2005 at 5:30 p.m.