Rathika Sitsabaiesan revisits Sri Lanka, the homeland she fled as a child, to explore the traumatic effects of the 26-year armed conflict on its communities.

Directed by: Ryan Singh, Nikila Cole

Runtime: 96 MINUTES
Completed: 10/05/2024
Category: Feature - Doc
Countries of Production: Canada
Premiere Status: London Breeze Premiere
Awards: Hamilton Black Film Festival- Best Documentary Director, International Black and Diversity Film Festival- Best Documentary Film by a Black Producer, Romford Film Festival- Best Documentary, Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival- Best Documentary Film, Toronto Tamil International Film Festival- Best Documentary, Brampton International Nollywood Film Festival- Best Documentary Film, Best Director

The 26-year armed conflict in Sri Lanka compelled numerous Eelam Tamils to seek refuge in foreign nations, notably in Canada. Among them is Rathika Sitsabaiesan, a former Canadian Member of Parliament, who fled the Sri Lankan civil war with her Tamil family as a five-year-old child. The anguish and tales of the conflict drove Rathika’s advocacy. In 2013, her visit to Sri Lanka rekindled her own traumatic memories, as she was surveilled by the very government accountable for widespread suffering.