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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • Between Arms

    A tale of impossible love in times of war finished years after it was shot.
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  • Your Touch Makes Others Invisible

    A heterogenous docufiction investigating enforced disappearances during the 26-year-long Sri Lankan Civil War.
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  • Munnel

    An ex-Tamil Tiger militant returns home in this delicate, impactful portrait of post-war consciousness.
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  • Whispering Mountains

    In Sri Lanka, a youth revolt is being violently silenced.
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  • Sankara

    A meditative debut film about the inner struggle of a young Buddhist monk who feels attracted to a pretty girl. A spiritual journey, guided by…
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  • Machan

    Playful comedy with an occasional sharp realistic edge, freely based on the real disappearance in Bavaria of 23 men from Sri Lanka. In order to…
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  • Closing Night Film: Machan

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  • House of My Fathers

    Magic-realist fairy tale about the Sri Lankan civil war captures the fear and trauma with its poetic, acerbic tone.
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  • 28

    Poetic travelogue in breathtaking countryside of Sri Lanka counterpointed with the journey of two simple men and a mysterious coffin heading towards a
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  • Children of the Sun

    A princess is married off to a beggar in pre-colonial Sri Lanka. She discovers character is more important than ancestry.
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