On the borders of the North-South conflict

A farmer family battles killer elephants and more...

The Jayasena family live in the little part of their wattle and daub home, left behind by the rogue elephant. A Sri Lankan domiciled in Ontario, Canada, Mrs Beatrice Goonasekara has funded the building of a new home for this family, on the same spot with Rs 300,000 ($1,210), and the work is going on. But, Jayasena faces a much more complex problem, being a threat to his life, if his long infected foot is not amputated.

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Preserving knowledge and National Heritage in artistic form

Sisira Suraweera - a pioneer documentary film maker cum researcher

According to Sisira Suraweera, a researcher cum documentary film maker who has amassed invaluable experience and hand-on knowledge in the field, though Sri Lanka has not hitherto recognised, documentary filming is an area that the country can not only excel in but also compete with rivals even at international level.

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Ammawarunay, Elegy for a Mother, A tribute to motherhood

Ammawarunay is the latest film by maestro Lester James Peries, perhaps, the last as Lester himself admitted at the launch, carries a heartrending story of a widow and her relationship with her children.

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