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TIGRESS

Year 2021
Runtime 13 mins
Language English, Tamil
Subtitles English

This short film is included in the following package(s): SHORTS: SPIRITS ON FIRE


Trina, a stubborn and rebellious 20-something, has gone to the motherland as an aid worker during the war. Once there, Trina finds herself overwhelmed by the traumas she witnesses, so she turns to partying hard with her fellow volunteers as a way to cope. One night during a drunken foray, she encounters another version of herself in the form of a paramilitary fighter for the notorious Tamil Tigers. Her sense of western privilege collides with the reality of her ancestors.

Countries

Canada
Director
Maya Bastian
Producer
Karl Janisse, Susan Armstrong
Screenwriter
Maya Bastian
Cinematographer
Karl Janisse
Editor
Ben Lee Allan
Music
Michelle Irving
Cast
Anne Saverimuthu, Kalpanee Gunawardana