Film Screened at ICES

The opening of the A9 highway, which became a symbol of the hope for peace in Sri Lanka, is the starting point for the film. Structured like a travelogue, it traverses the northern and southern landscape of Sri Lanka. and remembering the brutal and tragic consequences of violence, witnessed most poignantly, as those who have suffered through this violence narrate their stories of loss, displacement and survival. Iffat Fatima is an independent documentary filmmaker based in Delhi. She has made several documentary films which include The Kesar Saga, which explores the story telling tradition in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, Boojh Sakey to Boojh a four part documentary series which explores the contemporary understanding of the 13th century Sufi poet and scholar Amir Khusro, In the Realm of the Visual, on one of India’s most prolific and versatile artist and designer Dashrath Patel. (75 minutes)