The Eyes of Summer
Gimhanaye netra
The Eyes of Summer was shot in the filmmaker’s mother’s village in southern Sri Lanka in 2010, immediately after the civil war. Together with family members, he developed an improvised story around a shy girl who becomes friends with a spirit, based on similar encounters from his mother’s childhood. A story from a repressed community that doesn’t seem to draw defined boundaries between life and death.
Also in this combined programme
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Aquí y allá
Where is home? In her studio the filmmaker investigates her migration-defined identity and family history using photos, maps and Google Earth.
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3 Logical Exits
A claustrophobic sociological contemplation of the escape routes open to young Palestinians from their dead-end lives in refugee camps.
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A chuva acalanta a dor
Reason and passion clash in Lucretius’ life. When he reaches an epiphany, perhaps it is already too late.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Sri Lanka, USA
- Year
- 2020
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 15"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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