The 28 minute documentary “Wars and Waves: Sri Lanka’s internally displaced” that was produced by COHRE, and directed and written by me, is available online.
There was a small private launch a week ago in Colombo. COHRE plans to do a larger public screening followed by a discussion in the coming weeks.
The purpose of the film is to highlight Sri Lanka’s IDP issue. The film will be used by COHRE as an advocacy tool, and by its network partners to provoke discussion about the issue. It’s primarily aimed at an international audience.
Description of film:
In Sri Lanka, a natural disaster and ongoing conflict have displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
Those who lost everything to the December 2004 tsunami still wait for permanent housing. Families evicted from the North of Sri Lanka in 1990 continue to live in temporary shelters.
And now the recommencement of the war is forcing people to flee their homes once more towards refugee camps and uncertain futuresâ¦
Download low quality video file here or high quality version through Veoh here for your iPod or PC.
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